Second Poems, Stephen Coates — 1st Edition

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Second Poems, Stephen Coates — 1st Edition

Name: Second Poems, Stephen Coates — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5578
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Publication: London, PL Editions Poetry London, Nicholson and Watson, 1947

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 51.

Condition Report: Very Good. The olive-green cloth boards remain structurally sound and tightly bound, exhibiting only superficial edge-wear, mild corner bumping, and a slight sunning to the spine and margins. The binding is firm and square, with hinges perfectly secure, avoiding the looseness often found in mid-century volumes. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and free of major blemishes or significant foxing, denoting careful storage over the decades. A neat contemporary ownership signature in ink (Elizabeth Margaret Roberts) is present to the front free endpaper, but the text block remains otherwise unmarked and highly readable.

Catalogue Note: This is a true First Edition of Stephen Coates's Second Poems.

While the book is no longer accompanied by its full original dust jacket, a neatly clipped section of the front jacket flap, detailing the original blurb and the publisher's "7s. 6d. net" price, has been preserved and laid into the volume. The front free endpaper bears the factual, contemporary ownership signature of an Elizabeth Margaret Roberts in ink.

Volumes of Coates's poetry, particularly those issued by Tambimuttu's influential Poetry London imprint, are exceptionally scarce on the open market today. This volume represents an intriguing and highly elusive fragment of post-war British literary publishing.

Published during the flourishing period of post-war British verse, Second Poems showcases Stephen Coates's highly original poetic voice. Eschewing the urge to shock or rely on aggressive stylistic shifts, Coates instead cultivated a deeply personal idiom across his verse. Written between 1942 and 1945, this collection features a diverse array of shorter poems alongside two significant longer works: "The Four," a free adaptation from the Fourth Day of Boccaccio's Decameron, and "The Redeemer," an impressive, chorally-driven play in ballet and mime that explores the fall of man and his subsequent salvation.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Stephen Coates

Book Publisher: PL Editions Poetry London, Nicholson and Watson

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Poetry

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 51

Book Publication Year: 1947

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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