Peter Ferguson; Dennis Keene; Various — Oxford Poetry

Oxford, Fantasy Press, 1958. First edition. Paperback. A scarce anthology of twenty-three poems by Oxford poets, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.An anthology of poems written by Oxford poets in the year 1957, collected together and edited by Peter Ferguson and Dennis Keene.Including poems by both of the editors, as well as Patrick Garland, Roger Lonsdale, Dom Moraes, Gabriel Pearson, Kenneth Pitchford, Judy Spink, and R. K. Wright. From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with a few small marks to the wraps. Light age-toning to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a small tidemark to the title page and rear endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .