W. Forthergill Robinson [William Fothergill Robinson] — The Harvesting

London, Erskine MacDonald, 1916. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce anthology of lyrical poems, including those related to the First World War, written and signed by William Fothergill Robinson. The signed first edition of The Harvesting, a very scarce poetic anthology, written by poet William Fothergill Robinson. A preface is written by British artist, associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement, and fellow poet Selwyn Image. Published by Erskine Macdonald in 1916, at the height of the First World War. In the publisher's original cloth, with Robinson's signed inscription to the front free end paper.Having previously published poetry in the Oxford Magazine, The Poetry Review and the Exmouth Journal, Robinson's anthology is split into Songs of the War, Songs of Occasion, Songs of the Country and Songs of Oxford. Robinson's lyrical poems share an empathy with the mental struggles of the soldiers he portrays, for instance in Christmas 1915 and the short powerful poem Youth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with very slight signs of shelf wear. The odd small mark to the boards, and fading to the spine, with heavy browning to the spine label. Slight rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are bright and clean, with very faint offsetting. Poet's signed inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .