Robert Graves — Poetic Unreason and Other Studies

London, Cecil Palmer, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing series of essays on poetic psychology, a fantastic association copy, presented by Robert Graves to Julian Huxley. The first edition.Signed by the author in pencil to the recto of the front endpaper, "Julian Huxley, from, Robert Graves".A fascinating association copy. Julian Huxley was an evolutionary biologist, internationalist, and eugenicist, who was a leading figure in mid-twentieth century modern synthesis. He was a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund, and was the elder brother of Aldous Huxley, and the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, who was friends with and a supporter of Charles Darwin. He published many works on science, and also was well known for his presentations on radio and television.  The occasional pencil note to the margins, presumably by Huxley.'Poetic Unreason and Other Studies' is a collection of fourteen essays, in which Graves explores poetic psychology.Including 'What is Bad Poetry', 'A Theory of Consciousness', 'Jekyll and Hyde', 'Defence of Poetic Analysis', 'Secondary Elaboration', 'The Illogical Element in Poetry', 'Classical and Romantic', 'Problems for Classification', 'Naturally', 'The Tempest: An Analysis', 'Control By Spirits', 'Poetic Genius', 'Succession', and 'Sensory Vehicles of Poetic Thought&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine and extremities are faded. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small chip to the head of the spine. Spine label is rubbed and age-toned. Neat repair to the head of the rear joint. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. The occasional pencil note to the margins, presumably by Huxley. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .