Gavin Ewart — The Collected Ewart, 1933-1980

London; Sydney; Melbourne; Auckland; Johannesburg, Hutchinson, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this extensive collection of the poetry of Gavin Ewart, in the original dust wrapper. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, encased in the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A comprehensive collection of the poetry of Gavin Ewart, who was first published at the age of seventeen in Geoffrey Grigson's New Verse. This led to a successful career as both a poet and editor, earning Ewart the Michael Braude Award for Light Verse in 1991.  In the publisher's original cloth binding, encased in the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Externally, very smart with minor bumping and rubbing and one or two marks. Dust wrapper features similarly subtle shelf wear with slightly more visible marking, especially represented in the tide mark to the rear cover. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with only the rare spot, mainly contained to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.