The Bird-Cage

Young, Andrew

Published by J. & E. Bumpus, London, 1926

About this Item

1926. First edition. xii, 53pp. Andrew John Young (1885-1971) was a Scottish writer, poet and clergyman although recognition of his poetry was slow to develop. The Royal Society of Literature awarded him the Benson Medal in 1939 and gave him an honorary fellowship in 1951. In that year too he received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh and, in the following year, was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. 'The Bird-Cage' is an early collection of poems, divided into three season of the year - spring, summer and autumn. Some of the poems had previously appeared in various journals. The book is bound in the original green cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. It is in very good condition with light bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription. There is some light foxing on the endpapers. The unclipped dustwrapper is a bit fragile and has some shelf wear and light soiling. The top edge is rubbed and the corners are bumped and nicked. The spine is faded with slight loss to top and bottom of spine. There is a tear of about 1" on the top rear edge and other slightly larger tears on the spine edges. The dustwrapper is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover. Seller Inventory # PoetYoung06

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bird-Cage

Publisher: J. & E. Bumpus, London

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Original Green Cloth Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good - very good

Edition: First Edition