John Masefield — Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run

London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The very smart first trade edition of John Masefield's narrative poem about a fox hunt, illustrated throughout and with the scarce original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work.With the publisher's scarce dust wrapper, with the original price to the spine. With illustrations by G. D. Armour, including four colour plates and twelve monochrome plates, as well as numerous in-text.Collated, complete. John Masefield's narrative poem deals with many aspects of rural life in England, following the events of a fox hunt and descriptions of the various characters met along the way. Masefield, who was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death, is best known for poems such as 'The Everlasting Mercy' and 'Sea-Fever&apos. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities, most notably to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is smart, with chipping to the spine head and tail. Edge wear and marks to the wrap and sunning to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the frontispiece detached but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the occasional light spotting. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: G. D. Armour. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.