Geoffrey Fyson — Island Lights
London, Elkin Mathews Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Geoffrey Fyson"s second poetry collection, inscribed by the poet. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half-title: "To Violet, With all good wishes for X-mas, Geoffrey Fyson, 1925."A poetic sequence steeped in maritime imagery and isolation, featuring pieces such as "Island Lights," "Star-Gleaming," "The Child of the Sea," "Winds of Battle," "Certitude," "The Cheat," and "The Rush of Youth." In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One very slight spot of damp staining to front board. The odd light spot to endpapers. Author's inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd light spot, heavier to first few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .