Various — Hogarth Living Poets

London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1928-32. First edition. Hardback. A scarce set of five volumes from Hogarth's 'Living Poets' series, a nice collection of works by eminent interwar poets. The first editions, first impressions.A scarce set of Hogarth's 'Living Poets' series, this set containing a total of five volumes of twenty-four from their first series. A second series published five more volumes from 1933 to 1937.This series was edited by Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, a poet and socialite who, in 1922, left her husband and children for Vita Sackville-West.A sought after set of the works of early twentieth century poets.This set contains:No. 1, 'Different Days' by Frances Cornford, published in 1928. An uncommon work.No. 6, 'The Passing of Guto and Other Poems' by Huw Menai, published in 1929. A scarce work.No. 7, 'Time and Memory' by F. L. Lucas, published in 1929. A very scarce work.No. 19, 'A Collection of Poems' by Joan Adeney Easdale, published in 1931.  A very scarce work.No. 24, 'New Signatures' collected by Michael Roberts, published in 1932. An uncommon work. Bookplate of Adelaide Livingtonstone to the front pastedown. Livingstone was an American-British human rights activist. In 1934-35 she was responsible for organising the Peace Ballot, in order to gauge the British public's setminment of Hitler's actions in Germany.Published by the Hogarth Press, the Bloomsbury publishing house founded ran by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. The press was founded in the interwar period, as printing became a hobby for the couple, diverting Virginia when her writing became too stressful. Both Woolfs' taught themselves to use a printing press, publishing 527 titles from the period of 1917 to 1946. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Spines and joints are a little age-toned. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Light handling marks to the wraps. Backstrip of No. 24 is worn, with loss and tears. Bookplate to the front paste down of No. 24. Internally, firmly bound, No. 1 is generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .