Poetry from Oxford in Wartime
London, The Fortune Press, 1945 (first edition).
Octavo, 94, [2] (publisher's list) pages.
Cloth lightly bumped at the extremities; leading and bottom edges uncut, with some leading edges unopened; edges and endpapers a little foxed; an excellent copy with the price-clipped dustwrapper slightly marked and foxed, and lightly tanned and creased on the spine.
There are ten poems by Philip Larkin, and ten by John Heath-Stubbs. Other contributors include David Luke, Philip Rawson, and Drummond Allison (killed in action in 1943). Loosely inserted is a typed note from 'Jack': 'Mother thought you might like this, John Neath-Stubbs [sic] is an Old Boy of our school [Bembridge School, Isle of Wight], he is a very queer sort of chap, about 6ft 5in and as lanky as a lamp-post ...'.
Item #131600
Price (AUD):
$300.00