15th Mar, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 69
 

69

Wilson, Mary Selected Poems. Hutchinson of London, 1970. 8vo, org. green boards in unclipped dj...

Wilson, Mary
Selected Poems. Hutchinson of London, 1970. 8vo, org. green boards in unclipped dj (12s). First edition.
At one time Baroness Wilson was amongst the best-selling poets in the country, perhaps (as with many a celebrity) more from name than talent. The poems are mostly typical fare, but amongst the pleasant pastorals there are some which display a political bent (including ones for Aberfan and the Durham Miners' Gala) and amongst the Christian elements a mocking tale of the post-bomb landscape in which Lucifer laughs to see the works of 'ï¾Ã‚…Man/Who was made in the image of God!'
Whatever the literary merit of her oeuvre, the special interest in this copy is the many signatures of Labour party luminaries and Peers, including Roy Jenkins, Barbara Castle, Dennis Healey, Tony Benn and Alice Bacon, along with those of Harold and Mary.

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

. Slight edge wear to jacket, boards a little bumped, slight foxing to edges and occasionally inside but very good.

 


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