John Buxton — Atropos and Other Poems

London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this selection of poems by John Buxton, in the original, unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this uncommon title. A selection of poems by John Buxton, complementary to the earlier collection published while the author was a prisoner in Germany, and therefore left incomplete. Buxton was an important British ornithologist and poet. During the Second World War he was taken prisoner in Laufen Castle. At this camp he gave lectures to his fellow prisoners and enjoyed bird watching, as well as writing and reading poetry.With unclipped dustwrapper.  In the original publisher's cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear and minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor chipping ot head of spine. Slight sunning to spine to wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.