Roy Campbell — The Flaming Terrapin

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this debut philosophical poem, by South African author, Roy Campbell. The first edition, first impression.  In the original unclipped dust wrapper.  With a frontispiece by John Austen.  The debut work from South African poet, Roy Campbell, the long-form poem uses the terrapin as an extended metaphor for the creative life.  In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is generally smart with handling marks and age toning, as is common with this work. Chipping and the occasional closed tear to the extremities. Significant archival reinforcement to rear of the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Pages roughly cut. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.