Edmund Blunden — Winter Nights: A Reminiscence

London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition of Blunden's poem 'Winter Nights', signed by the author, with two illustrations by Albert Rutherston. No. 49 of 500 limited edition copies of the large paper edition, printed on English handmade paper, and bound in the publisher's original paper boards. Signed by the author Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) to the limitations page. Edmund Blunden was one of the Great War poets; however he also was a reviewer and an academic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times. In this poem he describes the various scenes of a winter evening. No. 17 of The Ariel Poems published by Faber & Gwyer Ltd. The Ariel Poems were two series of pamphlets, containing illustrated poems. The first series had 38 titles published between 1927 and 1931. In the publisher's original paper boards. Externally, very smart and bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Albert Rutherston. Fine .