Walter De La Mare — Love & Early One Morning

London, Faber and Faber, 1943-1949. First edition. Cloth. Two smart volumes from English poet and novelist Walter de la Mare. Two volumes. Written by Walter John de la Mare, an English poet, short story writer and novelist. This set contains: Love, 1943. First edition, first impression. A wonderful survey on love and sensibility by English poet and writer Walter de la Mare, who was among the leading proponents of the so-called 'Georgian' poets. Relating to the writings of many figures, including Edith Sitwell, Victor Hugo, William Cowper and Thomas Gray. Early One Morning, 1949. First edition, sixth impression. A collection of chapters on children and on childhood from the author's own early memories and in early writings. Being the author's attempt to enter into the thoughts and feelings of a child again. With illustrations by Barnett Freedman, a British painter, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the cloth of Love. Original dust wrapper to Love is unclipped while Early One Morning has been price-clipped. Wrappers are sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with a 3" closed tear to the rear panel of Early One Morning. Sunned spines with light loss to the spines of each volume with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.