Philip Larkin — The Less Deceived

Hessle, The Marvell Press, 1962. Cloth. A smart fifth edition of Larkin's first mature poetry collection, containing one of his best poems, 'Church Going&apos. The fifth edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Originally published in 1955, this work was Philip Larkin's first mature collection of poetry. It soon gained wide readership and went through several editions. A consistent theme of this collection is both the desire for and horror of death. It contains one of Larkin's masterpieces, 'Church Going', in which he relates the experience of feeling drawn to churches in spite of his cynicism concerning Christianity. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Dust wrapper is generally smart and bright, with a little sunning and chipping to the spine of the wrap. Small marks to the front and rear of the wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.