Author: HOUSMAN, A. E
Title: A Shropshire Lad
Description: New York: The Heritage Press, 1951. Hardcover. An illustrated Heritage Press edition presenting A. E. Houseman's famous collection of poems, first published in 1896. Includes his "When I was one and twenty," "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now," "The lads in their hundreds," "High the vanes of Shrewsbury gleam," and many more. With color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson interspersed with the poems and on the covers and at endpapers. Includes an appendix of bibliographic material gathered by Carl J. Weber. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In full brownish-grey cloth-covered boards with gilt plowman image to cover, cover & spine titling in gilt; all textblock edges tinted in green. Content presented on high-quality laid papers. Volume wrapped in greenish paper-covered slipcase. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound, sound copy. Structurally sound slipcase with some soiling & sunning, otherwise in good shape.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall ; [8], 11-159 pages. Very Good+ .

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