The Oxford Book of Light Verse.

AUDEN, W. H.

$1,250.00

Item Number: 131263

London: Oxford University Press, 1962.

Finely bound example of the Oxford Book of Light Verse. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

The Oxford University Press published a long series of poetry anthologies, dealing in particular with British poetry but not restricted to it, after the success of the Oxford Book of English Verse, first published in 1900. The Oxford poetry anthologies have been edited both by well-known poets and by distinguished academics.