John Drinkwater — Cotswold Characters

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1921. First edition. Leather. A morocco-bound first edition copy of this series of Cotswold sketches by John Drinkwater. First edition. In a handsome binding of full crushed morocco, with raised bands and gilt detailing.John Drinkwater offers a series of vivid, affectionate descriptions of five distinct rural Cotswold residents, which were originally published in periodicals such as The Yale Review.Illustrated with five engravings on wood by Paul Nash. Collated, complete. Drinkwater was an English poet and dramatist who was known pre-WWI as one of the Dymock poets. In full crushed morocco, with gilt detailing and raised bands. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Paul Nash. Very Good .