Alfred Williams — Selected Poems

London , Erskine Macdonald, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of poetry by "The Hammerman Poet", Alfred Williams. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'To Jonathan M Denwood. From Alfred Williams/ 27. Nov. 1929&apos. In publisher's original green cloth binding.Nicknamed "The Hammerman Poet", this work was written by Alfred Williams, a writer, poet, and collector of folk song lyrics. He was almost entirely self-taught, producing his most famous work, Life in a Railway factory (1915), in his spare time after completing a gruelling day's work in the Great Wester Railway works in Swindon. This volume features a collection of poems, with an introduction by John Bailey, including works such as Cuckoo Song, Daphnis, The Type, The Poet, Ode to Spring, Philip Sparrow, and many more. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .