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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. 147pp. Pages lightly age-toned, hinges starting, small nick in spine near spine label, very good in a good only shortened dustwrapper with creased and age-toning.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Hardcover. Good. First edition. 147pp. Hinges and gutter cracked, extremities worn, good only lacking the dustwrapper.

1 . hardback. Fine. 1st ed. NY (Knopf) 1931. A fine copy in slightly frayed d/w.

United Kingdom: Basil Blackwell. 126 pages. Signature on end paper. Slight irregular fading and light general wear to sound cover. Light browning mainly to end papers etc. Hardback. No dust jacket. Early Poems by Humbert Wolfe . Good. Hardcover. 1930.

London: Basil Blackwell. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's black boards with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has a couple of small nicks and chips to the outer edges of the wrapper (but only small) There is one previous ownership inscription present to the ffep.Lovely firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally.Humbert Wolfe was born in Milan, Italy, in 1885. When he was a child his family moved to Bradford. After gaining a first at Oxford University he worked for the Civil Service.Wolfe began publishing poetry in the 1920s and his Requiem (1927) on the First World War was highly acclaimed. On the death of Robert Bridges in 1930, Wolfe was one of the favourites to become Poet Laureate.On the outbreak of the Second World War Wolfe was one of those responsible for drawing up a list of writers who could better serve as propagandists than in the British Army. Humbert Wolfe died in 1940.8vo 126pp… Read More

London: Basil Blackwell, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. orig. black cloth, gilt spine, pp., xvi, 126, no dust jacket, covers a little dusty, small bookstore label on the inside corner of the front cover, "The Poetry Bookshop.London" , Size: Sm.8 vo..