David Gascoyne — Poems 1937-1942

London, Poetry London Editions; Nicholson & Watson, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of English surrealist poet David Gascoyne's impressively illustrated volume of poetry, with plates from Graham Sutherland. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a title page and five further colour plates by prolific English artist Graham Sutherland. Collated, complete.A wonderful poetry collection from David Gascoyne, an English poet associated with the Surrealist movement, in particular the British Surrealist Group. In the publisher's original cloth backed, pictorial paper covered boards, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with small bump to back strip head. Small loss to dust wrapper back strip head, with further significant loss to back strip. Significant closed tear to head of rear wrap, with further closed tears to head and tail of flyleaf folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Graham Sutherland. Near Fine/Good Only.