Jonathan Griffin — The Hidden King

London, Secker and Warburg, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this fascinating poem for the stage, presented in the form of a trilogy, by Jonathan Griffin. This work is based on the myth of the disappearance of King Sebastian of Portugal in the battle of Alcácer Quibir, and the appearance of a man in Venice twenty years later, who claimed to be the returned King Sebastian. Complete with the original unclipped dustwrapper. With a loosely inserted newspaper clipping review of the work, dated 'Friday July 15 1955&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally lovely, with minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dustwrapper excellent, with minor shelfwear to extremities with slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Wrap sunned with the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages very slightly age toned to extremities but very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.