London: Faber and Faber, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by author. First edition. Inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper ('George Barker for Mike'). Edges faintly foxed, tiny ink number on jacket spine base, bottom corner of front jacket flap clipped but list price still present. 1957 Hard Cover. 245, [1] pp. 8vo. Barker was part of the New Apocalyptics movement, and his affair with Elizabeth Smart inspired her novel By Grand Central Station. "This volume will make possible a proper assessment of the scope and stature of Mr. Barker's work as a whole. For more than twenty years his poetry has been one of the most interesting and most remarkable features of the literary scene; and a collection of his work is, we feel, not only timely but overdue. The poems have been chosen and arranged by Mr. Barker himself.

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Bookseller: Yesterday's Muse Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2263259
Title: Collected Poems, 1930-1955
Author: Barker, George
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0571029264
ISBN 13: 9780571029266
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1957
Size: 9x6x1
Keywords: POETRY POEMS VERSE POETIC POET
X weight: 14 oz

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