Davison, Edward — Collected Poems 1917-1939

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1940. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Likely First Edition, First Printing, though not so stated. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, moderately toned at pastedowns, dissipating, minimally tone throughout, minimal rubbing to extremities. Paper title label still affixed neatly to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but spine rubbed and sunned a bit, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. The author's son, Peter Davison, was born in 1928 in New York, was raised in Colorado, was educated at Harvard College and then Cambridge University. The present author was a long-respected poet in his own right. 195 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,