London, Faber and Faber, 1973
Signed by the author. A later reprint of Larkin's debut collection of poems, for which he would have been paid, unlike Reginald Caton (Fortune Press), who did not pay his writers and expected them to buy certain numbers of them as well.
Originally, the collection comprised 31 items, numbered with Roman numerals. The last of these, 'The North Ship', is a set of five poems tracking a ship's northward progress. In the 1966 reissue an extra poem, 'Waiting for breakfast, while she brushed her hair' was added at the end (as here).
Later edition, signed by the author on the title-page; 8vo; 48pp with 32 poems; publisher's light blue limp paper wrappers, spine lightly browned, slight stain to lower wrapper, otherwise near-fine.
Originally, the collection comprised 31 items, numbered with Roman numerals. The last of these, 'The North Ship', is a set of five poems tracking a ship's northward progress. In the 1966 reissue an extra poem, 'Waiting for breakfast, while she brushed her hair' was added at the end (as here).
Later edition, signed by the author on the title-page; 8vo; 48pp with 32 poems; publisher's light blue limp paper wrappers, spine lightly browned, slight stain to lower wrapper, otherwise near-fine.
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