The veil : and other poems / by Walter De La Mare
1921, First Edition. London ; Bombay ; Sydney : Constable and Co., Ltd. Cecil French's copy; his inscription to front free end paper. Very good copy in the original paper-labelled cloth over colour-printed, paper-wrapped boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed with age. Light foxing scattered throughout. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #455954
Physical description; viii, 91, [1] pages ; 20 cm. Contents; The imp within -- The old angler -- The willow -- Titmouse -- The veil -- The fairy in winter -- The flower -- Before dawn -- The spectre -- The voice -- The hour-glass -- In the dock -- The wreck -- The suicide -- Drugged -- Who's that? -- Hospital -- A sign -- Good-bye -- The monologue -- Awake! -- Forgiveness -- The moth -- Not that way -- Crazed -- Fog -- Sotto voce -- The imagination's pride -- The wanderers -- The corner stone -- The spirit of air -- The unfinished dream -- Music -- Tidings -- The son of melancholy -- The quiet enemy -- The familiar -- Maerchen -- Gold -- Mirage -- Flotsam -- Mourn's thou now? -- The galliass -- The decoy -- Sunk Lyonesse -- The catechism -- Futility -- Bitter waters -- Who? -- A riddle -- The owl -- The last coachload -- An epitaph. Subjects; English poetry. English poetry 20th century. Literature, English 20th century poetry.
Price: €45.00