Bruce A. Hudson — Black Flowers

London, The Mitre Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this vanishingly scarce collection of poetry and translations from English author Bruce Hudson. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of original poems and translations of works by some of the great French poets. The close relationship between the words and ideas in each piece communicates the elegance of poetical work and the feeling of the writers in alignment. With titles such as: Reverie, Poem for a Front Room, Odyssey, Faun's Head, and Pleasing Thought for the Morning, amongst others. Written by Bruce A. Hudson, an English poet, author, and educator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear and light sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.