Adam Lindsay Gordon — Poems

London, Robt. A. Thompson & Co. 1903 . Leather. An early twentieth-century edition of this collection of poetry from Australian poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, including an illustrated printing of 'The Roll of the Kettledrum&apos. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. A collection of poetry from British-Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. Gordon was the first Australian poet to gain considerable recognition overseas, and helped shape a national school of Australian poetry. This collection includes an illustrated printing of the author's popular poem 'The Roll of the Kettledrum', as well as 'Sea Spray and Smoke Drift', 'Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes', 'Ashtaroth: A Dramatic Lyric' and additional 'Miscellaneous Poems', which are not illustrated. Illustrated with a frontispiece of the author, as well as eleven illustrations to accompany 'The Roll of the Kettledrum&apos. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the extremities and front joint. The odd mark to boards and endpapers. Front hinge is a touch strained after frontispiece, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .