Guy Butler; Patrick Cullinan — Mantis Poets

Cape Town, David Philip, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition of this very scarce book of poetry by Patrick Cullinan and Guy butler, in the original dust wrapper and inscribed by Cullinan. The first edition. Inscribed by one of the author, Patrick Cullinan, to pp.30: "To Robert Heber-Percy with whom s salute the past, the present and the future! Patrick Cullinan. Robert Heber-Percy was the companion and lover of the composer Lord Berners, and considered to be an 'English Eccentric', known as 'The Mad Boy&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This poetry book was written by two South African poets, with this volume featuring two collections of poetry; 'Songs and Ballads' but Guy Butler, and 'Today is Not Different' by Patrick Cullinan. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is smart with small tidemarks to the front, sunning to the spine, edge wear and small closed tears to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages and the author's ink inscription to pp.30. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.