Charles Causley — Figure of 8 Narrative Poems

London, Macmillan, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this wonderful poetry collection from Charles Causley, illustrated throughout by Peter Whiteman and neatly presented in the original dust wrapper. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, together with the unclipped dust wrapper. Presentation copy. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription to John Harris. Dated 1978 at Launceston, where Causley was born and raised, later returning to teach for over thirty-five years. Beautifully illustrated with the double-spread artwork of Peter Whiteman. A delightful poetry collection from the beloved Cornish poet Peter Causley. This volume contains eight narrative poems, including "Balaam", "Nelson Gardens" and "The Song of Samuel Sweet". In the publisher's original cloth binding, together with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription to John Harris, dated 1978 at Launceston. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear, the odd mark, and light discolouration along the spine and top and bottom edge. Dust wrapper features similarly subtle edge wear, including a few small closed tears, most visible to the top edge. Also a few marks to both front and rear. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with the odd spot only, mainly contained to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Peter Whiteman. Very Good/Very Good.