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Poetry London X
Various; Tambimuttu [ed.]
1944
Nicholson & Watson : London
10" by 7.5"
x [11] 11-264pp.
SUMMARY
A first edition copy Volume 2, Number 10, of this illustrated and esteemed literary magazine Poetry London, with the scarce original dust wrapper.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work, Volume 2, Number 10, of Poetry London, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.
Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (1915-1983) was a Tamil poet, editor, critic and publisher, who had significant influence in the literary scenes of London and New York City, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
In 1939, he founded the literary magazine Poetry London, to which many well-known writers contributed, including: Lawrence Durrell, Kathleen Raine, W. H. Auden, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Roy Campbell, Robin Skelton, and many others. Consequently the magazine showcased late modernist and American Beat poetry.
This 1944 work is Volume 2, Number 10, of Poetry London, containing a letter in memory of the war poet Keith Douglas (1920-1944); poetry and prose from well-known writers such as R. S. Thomas, Stevie Smith, Henry Miller, and Lawrence Durrell; a lithograph to T. S. Eliot's Rhapsody on a Windy Night by Gerald Wilde, and drawings for The Ancient Mariner by Mervyn Peake. Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is smart and bright, with just two small marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper remains bright, but is chipped to the head and tail of the spine, with two small closed tears to the front of the wrap and two small closed tears to the rear of the wrap.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good
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Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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