Walter de la Mare — Love

London, Faber and Faber , 1943. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first impression of Walter de la Mare's assembly of verse and prose on love. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A wonderful survey on love and sensibility by English poet and writer Walter de la Mare, who was among the leading proponents of the so-called 'Georgian' poets. Relating to the writings of many figures, including Edith Sitwell, Victor Hugo, William Cowper and Thomas Gray. With illustrations by Barnett Freedman. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with bumping to the spine head and tail. Bookplate of one Lilian von Versen to the front pastedown. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. With a chip to the rear panel and tape reinforcement made to a small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Barnett Freedman. Near Fine/Good.