{"product_id":"the-song-of-love-w-h-davies-1st-edition-1","title":"The Song of Love, W. H. Davies — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Jonathan Cape, 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: Crown 8vo, pp. 61.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The volume presents well in its original dust jacket, which exhibits typical age-related darkening, particularly to the spine, alongside light dust-soiling and minor rubbing at the extremities. The underlying publisher's binding remains firm and structurally sound, with no lean. Internally, the text block is remarkably well-preserved; the pages are predominantly bright and clean, showing only occasional, very faint scattered foxing, resulting in a tight, highly readable, and aesthetically pleasing copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition, published in MCMXXVI and printed by Butler \u0026amp; Tanner Ltd of Frome and London. The title page features a striking, detailed woodcut engraving that wonderfully complements the pastoral themes of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe front free endpaper bears a faint, pencilled previous ownership signature. Retaining its original, unclipped-style dust jacket, this trade edition stands as a lovely representative example of early twentieth-century British poetry publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003eThe Song of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated Welsh poet and writer W. H. Davies delivers a characteristically observant and lyrical exploration of love, humanity, and the natural world. Published during the height of his literary career, the poem reflects Davies's enduring fascination with pastoral beauty and the complexities of the human heart, capturing the simple yet profound truths of existence in his signature accessible and rhythmic verse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55783886356819,"sku":"6845","price":27.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261102_112522.jpg?v=1794143555","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-song-of-love-w-h-davies-1st-edition-1","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}