Richard Rowley [Richard Valentine Williams] — City Songs and Others

Dublin and London, Maunsel & Company, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of the Belfast author's second work, in the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition of the work.A presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'Cyril W. Beaumont with the Author's compliments&apos.In quarter cream cloth, with paper boards. In the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.Written by Belfast author Richard Rowley, the pseudonym of Richard Valentine Williams, who wrote poetry, plays and stories.This volume contains Rowley's second work, a collection of poems such as Dream City, The Stitcher, Peter the Tramp, The Call, and many more. In publisher's original quarter cloth. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear to extremities. Slight fading to spine. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart. Sunning to spine. Loss to wrap corners and spine. Chipping to head of wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.