POETRY (LONDON) - A Bi-Monthly of Modern Verse and Criticism: Vol. 1, No. 4 - January - February 1941 - includes contributions by Dylan Thomas, David Gascoyne, Lawrence Durrell et al

Tambimuttu (Edited by), Dylan Thomas, Walter de la Mare, David Gascoyne, Henry Treece, Lawrence Durrell, Nicholas Moore, James H. Kirkup, G. S. Fraser, Anne Ridler, Gavin Ewart et al (Contributors)

Published by Poetry London, 25 Marchmont Street, London W.C.1, 1941

About this Item

Vol. 1, No. 4 - January-February 1941 - the fourth issue in the original series of the historic Poetry magazine, designed and edited by Tambimuttu, with a cover design by Herbert Blackburn. ***Very good in the original thin cream, black and red printed stapled covers. The covers are slightly marked and creased, commensurate with age and handling. The front cover is clean and largely uncreased, but the back cover is very creased, surface marked and discoloured (please see scans). Spine browned. Bottom corners slightly creased. Spine tight. No tears. Red title to front cover bright. Internally very good, with clean pages - just the top of the last printed page slightly discoloured and marked. ***36 printed pages plus adverts on the inside covers. 248mm x 185mm. ***Contents: Fourth letter by Tambimuttu, dated January 15, 1941; Two poems by Walter de la Mare; On a Wedding Anniversary by Dylan Thomas; A Wartime Dawn by David Gascoyne; Two War Poems by George Scurfield; The Dyke-builder by Henry Treece; In a Time of Crisis by Lawrence Durrell; Reviews, including: Richard Eberhart by Nicholas Moore; T. S. Eliot's East Coker by James H. Kirkup; En Partant Pour Syrie by G.S . Fraser. Four Lyrics by Tambimuttu. ***Also poems by Anne Ridler, Gavin Ewart, Peter J. Little, G. S. Fraser, John Malcolm Brinnin, J. C. Hall and Nicholas Moore. ***Particularly interesting is the perceptive two-page review of T.S. Eliot's "East Coker" (Faber & Faber 1s.) by James H. Kirkup. This issue also contains an essay "The Unconscious: Spirituality: Catastrophe by Pierre Jean Jouve (translated from the French by David Gascoyne). ***Vol. 1. No. 4 - the fourth issue of the original first series of this renowned poetry magazine, edited by Tambimuttu, published during the early years of the Second World War. Of interest to collectors of poetry first editions, and the publications of Poetry London. ***The wartime issues of Poetry (London) magazine are now quite scarce in any condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 2711

Bibliographic Details

Title: POETRY (LONDON) - A Bi-Monthly of Modern ...

Publisher: Poetry London, 25 Marchmont Street, London W.C.1

Publication Date: 1941

Binding: Original Wraps

Illustrator: Herbert Blackburn (Cover design)

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued

Edition: First Edition