Lot 393: Betjeman (John). A Garland for the Laureate, Poems

Betjeman (John). A Garland for the Laureate, Poems presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, The Celandine Press, 1981, title within engraved border of wild flowers by Miriam Macgregor, top edges pink, remainder untrimmed, orig. qtr. cloth gilt, Whittington marbled paper covered boards, with orig. 3pp. prospectus loosely inserted, contained in orig. black cloth slipcase, with oval printed label, 4to. Limited edition, 65/75 copies signed by the contributors (of a total edition of 350). Signed by: Dannie Abse, Alan Brownjohn, Patric Dickinson, Elizabeth Jennings, Norman Nicholson, Sacheverell Sitwell, Anthony Thwaite, Kingsley Amis, Leonard Clark, Roy Fuller, Philip Larkin, Alan Ross, Stephen Spender, Ted Walker, Laurence Whistler, Patricia Beer, Charles Causley, Ted Hughes, Edward Lowbury, A.L. Rowse, R.S. Thomas and John Wain. (1)