E. Hilton Young [Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet] — A Muse at Sea

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of E. Hilton Young's delightful poetry collection inspired by his wartime experiences, with four handwritten letters from Jennings to one of his schoolmasters. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this scarce work.With the inscription 'for Reginald Jennings, from the writer' to the front free endpaper, alongside four handwritten letters from the author to Jennings, all dated 1959. Jennings was a master at Marlborough College, the school the author had attended.The first letter asks whether 'the College records might enable us to recover an interesting and unrecorded variant of a folk song' sung by a boy at the school, where a following letter thanks Jennings for providing a house list ('it revives all sorts of long forgotten memories'), while the final letter concludes that this search has been futile: 'so I fear that light on the scholarship of folk-song is lost&apos.Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet was a British politician and writer. His slightly unusual handwriting here is a result of him having to relearn to write with his left hand after having his right arm amputated as a result of a gunshot wound at the Zeebrugge Raid. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Back strip age toned, with light rubbing to back strip head. Faint handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .