John Gawsworth — Twilight

[London], Blue Moon Press, 1931. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce Romantic poem signed by a leading poet known for his eccentricities, and with a signed etching by award-winning illustrator Frederick Carter. Twilight, a vanishingly scarce poem, written and signed by eccentric poet John Gawsworth, with a signed etching to the front wrapper by British artist Frederick Carter.  A Blue Moon Poem printed for Chritmas 1931, no. 66 of 100 signed copies. Only two institutional copies of this work are available in the UK, at the British Library and at Senate House Library. Octavo, single sheet folded on blue card, with Carter's signed etching to the front and Gawsworth's signed poem to the interior.  This Romantic poem on the beautiful serenity of Twilight would not be thought to be written by an epic eccentric like Gawsworth, who was central to literary circles across London, being a populariser of Hugh Macdiarmid and an enemy of Dylan Thomas, and the self-proclaimed king of the Carribean island Redonda.  Carter was known for his intricate etchings and his admiration of the mystic. He won three gold medals for book illustration in the National Competition, South Kensington.  Octavo, single sheet folded on blue card, with Carter's signed etching to the front and Gawsworth's signed poem to the interior. Externally, smart, with minor sunning to wrapper edges and minor dotted punctures near tail of front joint. Internally, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Frederick Carter. Very Good Indeed .