C. Day Lewis — Collected Poems, 1929-1936

London, The Hogarth Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this anthology of Cecil Day Lewis's poetry, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. His most famous poems include 'Come, live with me and be my love' and 'Transitional Poem&apos. This anthology includes 'Transitional Poem', 'From Feathers to Iron', 'The Magnetic Mountain', 'A Time to Dance', and the prologue and two choruses from 'Noah and the Waters&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is smart but faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a little offsetting to the end papers. Dust wrapper is sunned, particularly to the spine, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.