Louis Zukofsky — A Test of Poetry

London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of Louis Zukofsky's comparative study of poetry, from Homer to the mid 20th century. The scarce first UK edition, first impression of this work.Zukofsky worked on this volume throughout the 1930s, before self-publishing it in the US in 1948. This is the first UK edition.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A guide to poetry, in which the author juxtaposes sample poems, offering students the opportunity to make their own comparisons and draw their own conclusions.With a contemporary owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bump to back strip tail, with small mark of fading to back strip centre. Light marks to tail of front board. Inscription to front free endpaper. Small loss of paper to centre of dust wrapper back strip. Back strip significantly age toned. Small loss of paper to back strip head. Light spotting to wrap tails, with foxing to flyleaves and dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.