Author: Doherty, Berlie:
Title: The Forsaken Merman And Other Story Poems.
Description: London, Hodder Children's Books, 1998. 1st for this selection, H/B green/blue bds, Fine, Fine d/w, ex-lib. so all usual markings, small tear at top of half title at hinge, stamp on pge edges at btm, contents nice and tight, illust. by Nick Maland. Includes poems by Gerda Mayer, Charles Kingsley, W.S. Gilbert, Edward Lear Matthew Sweeney and Longfellow.

Keywords: poetry, verse, magical, fantasy, story poems, Matthew Arnold, Marriott Edgar, Gerda Mayer, Matthew Sweeney, Gillian Clarke, Michael Rosen, Judith Wright, Micky McConnell, Jack Davis, Gregory Harrison.