John Masefield — The Country Scene

London, Collins, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this highly illustrated poetry collection from English writer John Masefield. First edition. Illustrated with forty-two colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of charming poems on the theme of the countryside from John Edward Masefield, an English poet and writer, who was Poet Laureate from 1930. Illustrated by Edward Brian Seago, an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours. In the original quarter green cloth with beige cloth boards. Externally, smart with fading to the spine and minor wear to the extremities. Marks to the spine with the odd small split in the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Edward Seago. Very Good .