John Freeman — The Grove and Other Poems

London, Selwyn & Blount, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this poetry collection by John Freeman. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. In original cloth binding with a spare spine label tipped in to rear pastedown. Crossley family armorial crest bookplate to front pastedown. John Freeman was an English poet and essayist. He abandoned a successful career in insurance to pursue his writing. He won the Hawthornden Prize for his Poems 1909-1920. In original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Small amount of bumping to the head and tail of spine. Spine label has browned and has a small loss to edges. Immaculate spare spine label is tipped in to rear pastedown. Bookplate of the Crossley crest to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned particularly to edges and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .