Jack Beeching, Harry Guest, Matthew Mead (Bk. 16) (Penguin Modern Poets) - Softcover

PENGUIN MODERN POETS 16: JACK BEECHING, HARRY GUEST, MATTHEW MEAD (1/1)

Original Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. Cover design by Alan Spain (illustrator). First Edition. First printing of the true first edition. A paperback original. Cover design by Alan Spain. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling, but are very clean. There is a long vertical crease across the middle of the front cover. The edges of the covers are slightly rubbed and creased, mainly at the corners. No reading creases to the spine, but there is a small tear at the top where the paper covering is lifting slightly. No fading. Internally also very good with no inscriptions or annotations. No creases or tears. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***144 pages. 180 mm x 110 mm. ***'Penguin Modern Poets is a series designed to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection has been made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form.' (Quote taken from the back cover) The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. Despite the cover creasing, this is a good reading copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. PB451

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