W. H. Davies — A Poet&Apos;S Calendar

London, Jonathan Cape, 1927. First edition. Hardback. An illustrated first edition poetic year, in the original dust wrapper. A first edition, bound in original marbled boards, and in the original clipped dust wrapper.  Featuring an illustrated title page, and dotted with monochrome vignette illustrations. A charming title collecting poems for throughout the year by Welsh poet and writer William Henry Davies, who spent much of his life roaming the United Kingdom and the United States Also featuring a small booklet advertising The Book of Love by Davies, slotted inside. Bound in original marbled boards. In original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild bumping to extremities. Mild age toning to endpapers. Slight sunning to title label. Dust wrapper smart. Mild chipping and bumping to extremities. Small closed tear to dust wrapper front bottom spine tip. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper spine and covers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. The odd leaf unopened. Very Good . Ill.: Dora M. Batty. Very Good/Very Good.