E. P. R [Rev. E. P. Riddall] — Occasional Verses

Lisburn, V. M'Murray, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition of this Northern Irish poetry collection by the Lisburn clergyman Rev. E. P. Riddall, containing devotional and occasional verse. In the publisher's original cloth binding.First edition. An exceptionally scarce copy of this work. A scarce provincially-printed Northern Irish poetry collection by the Lisburn clergyman Rev. E. P. Riddall, containing devotional and occasional verse on themes such as Easter, Harvest, Armistice, and national identity. With poems for Harvest, Easter, Christmas, with titles such as "The Answer," "A Carol," "A Benediction," "A Sunset Meditation," "A Prayer for the New Year," and "God of the Spirits that Burn and Shine," among many others. With a foreword by The Rev. W. P. Carmody, M.A. Rector of Lisburn Cathedral and Canon of St. Patrick"s, Dublin. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd light scattered spot to endpapers. Front hinge cracked, with binding materials slightly exposed but holding. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two light spots to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .