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-1949. pp. 40; 48; 55; 80; 92; 78. Larkin poems are Plymouth & Portrait; neither published till the Complete Poems. C.S. Lewis’ 3pp poem is Arrangement of Pindar which is an early incarnation of the considerably altered Pindar Sang. Amis contributes 2 poems & writes on Larkin’s A Girl in Winter. Valerie Pitt writes on Williams & Meyerstein on Baudelaire. Bowra translates 6 Russian poets also Reverdy by Gascoyne & Lorca by Campbell. 17pp. section of new Australian poets consists entirely of Ern Malley hoax poems*, original work by Angry Penguins editor, Max Harris as well as others by co-founder, Kerr in addition to Malley advocate, Geoffrey Dutton & fence hopper, Alister Kershaw. Sturdy but rudimentary blue cloth binding with maroon gilt-lettered cloth label on spine. Name & date of publication at head of all front wrappers. Heavy book; additional postage required. * This first UK appearance despite McAuley & Stewart’s exposure almost immediately upon their Malley poems’ first publication in 1944.
