J. C. Squire — Weepings and Wailings

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of humorous verses from British writer Sir John Collings Squire. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout. A collection of humorous laments and elegies on the subjects over which the author finds himself shedding tears. Titles include: Lament for Disney, In Another Country Churchyard, Lament of a Modern Young Man, Elegy on Bill, and Plaint of a Traveller. Written by Sir John Collings Squire, a British writer, poet, and historian most notable as editor of the London Mercury, a major literary magazine in the interwar period. Illustrated by Ian Fenwick, a British illustrator known for his work in the Bystander and other similar papers. In the original yellow cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with light loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Ian Fenwick. Very Good Indeed/Good.