the marine society heinemann (2 results)

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition thus. Small tears to jacket. Weight: 1 Language: English.

First Edition. xi. 116pp. Published in the centenary year of Masefield's birth, this is the first time that Masefield's poems have appeared together as an entity. Masefield's time at sea left a deep and lasting impression on him; in his sea poems, which include some of his best known works, he conveys all he felt about the mystery of the sea. As Ronald Hope, Director of The Marine Society, writes in his excellent introduction: "Masefield grew into the finest English poet of the sea and the only seafaring poet of any stature". Hardback. Overall condition Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper.