John Oxenham [William Arthur Dunkerley] — The King&Apos;S High Way

London, Methuen and Co. 1916. Cloth. A charmingly traditional anthology filled with rousing Christian poems, signed by bestselling poet and author William Arthur Dunkerley under the pseudonym John Oxenham. The signed third edition of The King's High Way, written by English poet and author William Arthur Dunkerley under the pseudonym John Oxenham. Published by Methuen and Co. in 1916, the same year as the first edition.In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with brown paper boards. The poet's signed inscription to the title leaf.A charmingly traditional anthology, Dunkerley first achieved success with his bestselling anthology Bees in Amber (1913). This follow-up work contains many rousing Christian poems, with him having also composed many hymns including In Christ There is No East Or West. Living in Ealing, he would later write a thriller novel set on the District Line that received complaints from the railway due to its realism. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with brown paper boards. Externally, very smart, with clean boards and minimal signs of shelf wear. Slight fading to the spine and very minor bumping to top extremity of front board. Marble end papers are clean, with very slight fading. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very faint spotting to the first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .