H. T. Wade-Gery — Terpsichore & Other Poems

Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of one of the first publications of The Golden Cockerel Press. A very scarce copy of this poetic title - the second book ever published by The Golden Cockerel Press, a private and reputed press, which was established in 1920, and printed their books with hand-set type and on handmade paper.Includes an advertisement clipping for this book by Golden Cockerel Press slipped inside, describing 'a belief in [this title's] excellence&apos.Henry Theodore Wade-Gery was a classicist and epigrapher. This volume was published following Wade-Gery's return from the Western Front.One of only 350 copies printed. Signed and inscribed by the author to 'Sylvia Meade' to the front blank. Bound in green paper covered boards. Possibly rebound. Externally, smart. Slight indent by front board top edge. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Head broken, bumping to tail. Evidence of loss of former title label to spine. Age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Small pen inscriptions to contents. Light pencil translation written beneath the Greek passage which precedes the text. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .