Robert Hillyer; Arthur Machen [Intro.] — The Halt in the Garden

London, Elkin Matthews, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Robert Silliman Hillyer, with an introduction from Arthur Machen. A scarce first edition.An early volume of poems from American poet and professor of English literature Robert Hillyer, who won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1934.Poems include 'Alone', 'Never Fear', and 'Black Magic&apos.With an introduction from Arthur Machen, the writer best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Externally, excellent, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, and minor rubbing to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .