Roy Campbell — Adamastor

Cape Town, Paul Koston, 1950. Leather. The first illustrated edition of Roy Campbell's notable poetry collection, with illustrations by the author. The first illustrated edition of this work in a half calf binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with seven illustrations by the author. Collated, complete. Ignatius Royston Dunnachie Campbell, better known as Roy Campbell (1901-1957), was a South African poet, literary critic, translator and satirist. This is one of his best known collections of lyrical and satiric poems. It was first published in 1930, after which it went out of print for several years. Campbell revised the text for this addition, as well as adding a preface and seven of his drawings. In a half calf binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, though a little rubbed to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom corners. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Dust wrapper is smart, though somewhat sunned to the spine and rear of the wraps. Faint marks to the panels of the wraps. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Roy Campbell. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.