Ronald Campbell Macfie — Odes and Other Poems

London, John Murray, 1919. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition book of poetry, in its incredibly scarce original dust wrapper, and inscribed by the author. A very uncommon book of poetry, in its incredibly scarce original, unclipped dust wrapper. Ronald Campbell Macfie was a Scottish poet, but is more known for his scientific works - as a doctor and a scholar of eugenics and evolution. He proposed counter-theories to Darwinism, and believed the process of evolution to be directed and intentional.Macfie also served as a Member of Parliament.In original half cloth binding, and inscribed 'with the author's warmest friendship' to the front free endpaper in 1919, but not signed. Bound in original half red cloth. Sunning to front board. Slight rubbing to extremities. Fading to spine. Age toning and slight spotting to endpapers. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper, unsigned. Closed tear to rear paste down, and very slight strain to rear hinge. Dust wrapper worn. Significant tear between front cover and front fly leaf. Tape mending, reattaching front cover to spine after significant tear to front joint. Heavy spotting to front cover. Age toning to dust wrapper. Sunning to dust wrapper spine. Chipping to dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional crease to page corners. Notable age toning to pp.68-73, resulting from the pressing of now-absent flowers between pp.70-71. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good Only.