A. E. Johnson — The Crown and the Laurel

Oxford, George Ronald, 1953. Hardback. A very scarce collection of poetry written by A. E. Johnson, including poems titled 'To Elizabeth the Queen', and 'When Will Shakespeare Went Awooing' among others. First edition. A collection of the poetical works of A. E. Johnson. The collection features the following titles: Veni Lux; To Elizabeth the Queen; 'Pray for Me on That Day'; The Siblings; Motherland; By Armchair to England; Guests without Ticket; American in Mayfair; To Oxford; Evening in an Oxford Garden; Festival In Absentia; Candles; The Cradle; Their Name Liveth; To Field Marshal Earl Wavell; A Midsummer Night's Deed; I Called Him Mine; Protagonist; Lear and the Man; Shakespeare His Misgivings; Yorick on Hamlet; Evennig over Stratford; When Will Shakespeare Went Awooing; Goodnight, Sweet Poet; The Very Thought of Shakespeare; Banner on the Skies; An Anglo-American Anthem. This is lovely example of the very scarce work, attractively bound in the publisher's original decorative paper binding. In the publisher's original binding with decorative paper covered boards. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. Crack to the rear joint, with the paper to the rear board starting to lift. Stamp to the head of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .