Max Plowman — A Lap Full of Seed

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation of this volume of poetry, signed by author and pacificist poet Max Plowman. A very scarce presentation copy of this already very scarce volume of poetry. Signed and inscribed to front free endpaper - 'in happy recollection of days spent at Bowhill Selkirk' - dated to October 1917, and addressed to T. N. Graham.Written by Max - or Mark - Plowman, the British writer and pacifist. 'Bowhill Selkirk' was home to an auxiliary hospital, in which Plowman recuperated for a time, being treated by W. H. R. Rivers, following a concussion on the battlefield, which led to a concussion, and a diagnosis of 'shell shock&apos. During this time, he composed this title.He was arrested for his request to abstain from a return to military occupation on religious, pacifistic grounds. We was eventually dismissed from service without punishment, and went on to help develop The Adelphi literary journal. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, very smart. Bumping to head and tail. Fading to spine. Slight bumping to spine tips. Small mark to spine. The odd marks to boards. Mild rubbing to spine. Sunning and slight chipping to title label to spine. The odd small mark to endpapers. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Very slight strain to front hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Very slight strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to p.62 and the same inscription to p.11. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .