Major Alan H. Burgoyne — As the Spirit Moved Me

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of a personal anthology, written and signed with Christmas inscription by writer and politician Major Alan H. Burgoyne. The scarce first edition of As The Spirit Moved Me, a poetic anthology, written and signed by British writer, officer and politician Major Alan H. Burgoyne. Published by Arthur L. Humphreys in 1918, the same year that the First World War ended.In the publisher's original navy blue cloth, with a photographed frontispiece of Burgoyne. The author's signed Christmas inscription on the frontispiece.Written over the past year, Burgoyne's personal anthology focuses on both his travels across Asia, as well as the ensuing First World War. At the time of writing, he was serving as the Conservative MP for Kensington North, having been an MP there since the 1910 election. He previously wrote The War Inevitable in 1908, an example of the invasion literary genre that was popular in the lead up to the First World War. In the publisher's original navy blue cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to joints. Offsetting to free end papers and spotting to paste downs. Internally, firmly bound, with signs of wear between leaves pp.32-33. Small signs of bookworm to leaf pp.35-36. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the extremities of the frontispiece. Very Good . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good .