John Oxenham — Wide Horizons

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1940 . First edition. Hardback. Signed first edition of John Oxenham's (William Arthur Dunkerly) poetry, re-issued during the Second World War. First edition.Publisher's original hardback. In unclipped dust wrapper.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an inscription to the title page.Featuring a decorative business card tipped in.From prominent English writer William Arthur Dunkerly, who prolifically published hymns and poetry under the pseudonym John Oxenham. His journalism is also known under the pseudonym Julian Ross. Notable works include Bees in Amber: A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse (1913) and "Greatheart" (1918), as well as the popular hymn "In Christ There Is No East or West". Dunkerly is also remembered for founding general-interest magazine The Idler in 1892 along with Robert Barr. This volume compiles a selection of Oxenham's poems written in the First World War. A note to the front free endpaper reads: "his publishers hope that the re-issue of some of those verses may prove as helpful and serviceable in these troubled days as they were twenty years ago". Publisher's original hardback. In unclipped dust wrapper. Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an inscription to the title page. Decorative business card tipped in. Externally, very smart. The odd mark to boards and dust wrapper not securely attached. Wrap features light shelf wear, discolouration, marking and a few small closed tears, otherwise near pristine. Internally, firmly bound. Faint spotting, mostly to first and last pages, otherwise bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.