The bridge : poems, 1939-1944 / by Ruth Pitter
1945, 1st edition. London : Cresset Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now in a protective plastic sleeve. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #441855
Physical description: 60 pages 19 cm. Contents: The bridge -- Seaborn -- The cygnet -- Freemasons of the air -- The swan bathing -- The sparrow's skull -- Vision of the cuckoo -- The crow -- The estuary -- Dun-colour -- What of these? -- Hoverfly on poppy -- The small plant -- One tree to the north -- The tall fruit-trees -- The bat -- Aged cupid -- On an old poem -- The coloured glass -- Retrospect -- Better than love -- Wherefore lament -- Man accuses man -- The lost tribe -- Rainy summer -- The serious child -- Death of a beauty -- Lilies and wine -- But for lust -- The hill of the kindred -- Wild honey -- "Polymorph pervers" -- Lament for one's self -- Passion and peace -- Flowers in the factory -- Funeral wreaths -- Sinking. Subject: English poetry 20th century.
Price: €14.95