John Blewitt Jenkins; Reginald Arthur Blewitt Jenkins [ed]

The Verses of John Blewitt Jenkins

Swansea, Ernest Davies & Co. Ltd [printers], 1919. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce collection of poetry by John Blewitt Jenkins, collected and published by his son in tribute to his father, bound in full calf. The first edition. A vanishingly scarce work, with no copies being held institutionally. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece. This volume features a collection of poetry and verse by John Blewitt Jenkins that were collected by his son and printed in tribute to his father. The collection includes reminiscences of locations within Swansea where the poet resided, such as Mumbles, Psalms and religious verses. Bound in full calf. Externally smart with fading to the spine, slight marks to the boards and rubbing to the spine and extremities. Light offsetting to the extremities of the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with strain between pp 72 and 73. Pages lightly age toned and generally clean with only the odd minor spot. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 918Z47

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: First edition Poetry Poem John Blewitt Jenkins Poetry None stated