Theodore Maynard — Folly and Other Poems

London, Erskine Macdonald, Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Theodore Maynard"s poetry collection, with memorial poems for fallen friends and visionary nature pieces with playful devotional lyrics. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First edition. A very scarce copy of this work. The poems in this volume range from memorial poems for fallen friends to visionary nature pieces and playful devotional lyrics. Examples include "Prelude," "Death," "Blindness," "In Memoriam F.H.M. (Killed in Action, April 9th 1917)," "Wed," "Three Triolets," and "Deus, Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam."Contemporary review blurbs to the rear praise Maynard"s "balladist"s heart," "jolly mysticism," and the "buoyant sanity that hails beauty and joy as they come."Theodore Maynard (1890–1956) was a prolific English poet, critic and later a leading Catholic historian. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Very slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight handling marks and rubbing to upper perimeter of rear board. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two light spots, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .