J. B. Donne; C. E. B. Brett; W. J. Harvey; J. D. James; J. M. Russell - Five

London, John Roberts Press LTD, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A scarce anthology of nineteen poems by five Oxford poets, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells.A pamphlet containing the works of five Oxford poets, C. E. B. Brett, W. J. Harvey, J. D. James, J. M. Russell, and the editor, J. B. Donne. Poems include 'Snow', 'Dundonald Church', 'Elegy for William Bell', 'El Desdichado', 'Black Thorn to the Rose', and 'Fragments of Pain&apos. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A few pencil marks to the contents leaf. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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