M.K. Tambimuttu [ed.] — Poetry in Wartime

London, Faber and Faber, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collection of WW2 poetry, edited by M.J. Tambimuttu, with works by noted authors such as Stephen Spender. The first edition.  In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.  A collection of wartime poetry written, with a few exceptions, after the third of September 1939. With works by notable authors such as Kenneth Allott, Roy Fuller, C. Day Lewis, David Gascoyne, Louis MacNiece, Mervyn Peake, Stephen Spender, Kathleen Raine, and many more. Edited by M.J. Tambimuttu, a Tamil poet, editor, critic and publisher, who for many years played a significant part in the literary scenes of London and New York City.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to the extremities of the spine. Dust wrapper with sunning to spine, with the odd small tear to edges, with archival tape to the head of the spine on the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.