1949. Last Reprinted. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
A lovely introduction to the poetic flow of the English language through the centuries. As someone whose knowledge of poetry is limited to a rather random collection of poets I’ve stumbled on over the years, this book has broadened my scope and given me many more authors to return to.