F. L. Lucas — Marionettes

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1930. First edition. Vellum. Lovely first edition of F. L. Lucas' Marionettes in quarter paper vellum. First edition. In quarter paper vellum with red cloth boards.From writer, scholar and critic Frank Laurence Lucas OBE. Lucas was a fellow of King's College Cambridge as well as a pivotal figure at Bletchley Park in the Second World War. He is well known for critiquing modernists such as T. S. Eliot.Lucas' poetry is notably sparse and ironic, drawing on his personal experience, particularly his experience of war. Other works of his include the short story The Woman Clothed with the Sun and poems such as Ariadne and Beleaguered Cities. In quarter vellum with red cloth boards. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing resulting in loss of cloth to the spine tips. Small tide marks mainly to the front board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Inscription from previous owner to front end pages. Pages generally bright and clean with slight spotting towards the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .