The Sun My Monument by Laurie Lee - 1947: Poems

The Sun My Monument, Poems by Laurie Lee, Published by Doubleday & Company, 1947 First (1st) American Edition, Hardcover, Original Dust JacketProtective Mylar Sleeve, 8.5 x 6 Inches ---- Very Good Vintage Condition. The book is clean, secure binding, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, light page fading, no rips, no edge chipping, no page folds, no crease marks, no remainder marks, not ex-library. The original dust jacket is in Very Good condition, complete, unclipped, lightly faded, minor yet visible surface wear and soiling, small stain on the rear of jacket, minimal edge chipping and small tears hidden under the mylar sleeve and protected from further deterioration. Free USA Shipping ---- Laurie Lee, (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire. His most notable work is the autobiographical trilogy Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), and A Moment of War (1991). The first volume recounts his childhood in the Slad Valley. The second deals with his leaving home for London and his first visit to Spain in 1935, and the third with his return to Spain in December 1937 to join the Republican International Brigades. Lee's first love was always poetry, though he was only moderately successful as a poet. Lee's first collection of poems, The Sun My Monument, was published by The Hogarth Press, 1944 (UK) and Doubleday, 1947 (USA). This was followed by The Bloom of Candles (1947) and My Many-coated Man (1955). Several poems written in the early 1940s reflect the atmosphere of the war, but also capture the beauty of the English countryside. The poem "Twelfth Night" from My Many-coated Man was set for unaccompanied mixed choir by American composer Samuel Barber in 1968.