Christopher Hassall — Devil&Apos;S Dyke with Compliment and Satire

London, William Heinemann, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this book of poetry by Christopher Hassall with the original dust wrapper which was engraved by his brother, Joan Hassall. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper that features an engraving by the author's brother, Joan Hassall. This work of poetry was written by English actor, lyricist and poet Christopher Hassall. The work features the dramatic poem titles 'Devil's Dyke' that features a number of characters such as the 'Old Shepherd', 'spirit of the neighbourhood and 'God of the chalk&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only minor bumping. The wrap is very smart with slight handling marks, light spotting and the odd small closed tear and chip. Light spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Light spotting to the fore edge. Fine . Ill.: Joan Hasall. Fine/Very Good.