Charles Morgan — Ode to France

London, Macmillan, 1942 . Paperback. A lovely signed and limited edition copy of Charles Morgan's ode to the country of France, penned prior to its liberation from the Germans. Printed the same year as the first edition, this is number eighty-eight of the three hundred and fifty signed copies printed on mould-made paper. Signed by Charles Morgan to the limitation page.Charles Langbridge Morgan was an English born playwright and novelist, His main themes of work were art, love and death. This poem was published in 1942, three years before the end of World War II and is an ode to France. It speaks of how France will once again be victorious and makes reference to the appeal of 18 June, as well as some reference to the First World War.Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent, with minor light handling marks towards head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .