Vernon Scannell – Funeral Games and Other Poems – SIGNED First Edition 1987
£45.00
A first edition, first printing of Funeral Games and Other Poems by Vernon Scannell, published by Robson Books, London in 1987. A near fine copy SIGNED and inscribed by the author in black ink to the front free end paper, slight applied damage to the front board, spotting to the top edge of text block. In a similarly near fine unclipped wrapper with fading to the spine.
Published by Robson Books in 1987, Funeral Games and Other Poems was Vernon Scannell’s first collection for more than five years. It displays his familiar wit, formal skill and conversational directness, while introducing a richer texture of imagery and verbal music. Poems such as “The Last King,” “Candle Reflections” and “Apple Poem” reveal a mature writer reflecting on mortality, memory, love and ordinary experience with characteristic honesty, technical assurance and humane intelligence throughout the volume.
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A first edition, first printing of Funeral Games and Other Poems by Vernon Scannell, published by Robson Books, London in 1987. A near fine copy SIGNED and inscribed by the author in black ink to the front free end paper, slight applied damage to the front board, spotting to the top edge of text block. In a similarly near fine unclipped wrapper with fading to the spine.
Published by Robson Books in 1987, Funeral Games and Other Poems was Vernon Scannell’s first collection for more than five years. It displays his familiar wit, formal skill and conversational directness, while introducing a richer texture of imagery and verbal music. Poems such as “The Last King,” “Candle Reflections” and “Apple Poem” reveal a mature writer reflecting on mortality, memory, love and ordinary experience with characteristic honesty, technical assurance and humane intelligence throughout the volume.
