Davies Brian Waters (3 results)

Condition: Good. 1951. First Published. 333 pages. Grey dust jacket over red cloth. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Marking to rear panel. Light foxing overall.…

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This copy is in near fine condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square, there is a neat inscription to the f.e.p. dated 1956. The unclipped dustwrapper has a few closed tears to the top edge and there is approximately 2' of loss to the base of the spine so best described as very good condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. William Henry Davies (3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940) was a Welsh poet and writer. Davies spent a significant part of his life as a tramp or hobo, in the United Kingdom and United States, but still became one of the most popular poets of his time. The principal themes in his work are observations about life's hardships, the ways the human condition is reflected in nature, his tramping adventures, and the characters he met. Davies is usually classed as one of the Georgian Poets, although much of his work is not typical of the group in style or theme. Ref AA 6.…

1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice copy small octavo 333pp., Inc. some fine poetry drawn from Songs of Gwent; London Poems; Nature Poems & Love Poems. Some light spots to prelims o/w a nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.