Frank Pearce Sturm — Eternal Helen

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce poetry collection from English writer Frank Pearce Sturm. First edition. Very scarce work. A delightful collection of poetry, with titles such as: The Comforters, Flames and Embers, Hermas and the Daemon, The End of the Argument, and his popular short poem Still-Heart. Written by Frank Pearce Sturm, an English poet and translator, known for his 1906 translations of Baudelaire. During the 1920s he was a collaborator and correspondent of W. B. Yeats, particularly in matters of astrology. Decorated by Thomas Sturge Moore, a British poet, author and artist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Small splits in the cloth to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpaper. Much of the text block remains unopened. Very Good . Ill.: T. Sturge Moore. Very Good .