Joan Adeney Easdale — Clemence and Clare

London, The Hogarth Press, 1932. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this very scarce poem from Joan Adeney Easdale, from the Hogarth Living Poets series. First edition. Very scarce. From the Hogarth Press Living Poets series, number twenty-three. Addressed to Virginia Woolf, this poem follows a youthful romance between the two title characters. Written by Joan Adeney Easdale, an English poet and daughter of author Gladys Ellen Easdale. Virginia Woolf discerned some "real merit" in her early work and published this work and others despite opposition from John Lehmann. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light wear and sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .