Humbert Wolfe — Cursory Rhymes

London, Ernest Benn Limited , 1927. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition poetical volume from Humbert Wolfe, from the library of Sir Hugh Walpole. This edition limited to 500 copies printed on Van Gelder paper and signed by the author.  Signed to the colophon.  With the original unclipped dust wrapper.   Comprising the poems of Humbert Wolfe, an Italian-born British poet, man of letters and civil servant. Includes 'Poems Against Doctors', 'The Bluecoat Boy', 'Praise of Famous Men' and 'The New Doll's House' among others.  Several black and white line drawings by Albert Rutherston. Pencil inscription to the front paste down stating this copy to be from the library of English novelist Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941), a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s noted for his scene-setting and vivid plots (Portrait of a Man with Red Hair; Mr Perrin and Mr Traill; All Souls' night; Behind the Screen).  Armorial bookplate of Baron de Spon to the front paste down, being John Seymour de Spon (1913-1998), an avid book collector, writer for the Daily Telegraph, and editor of Burke's Peerage from 1941 to 1946.  In the original quarter cloth binding, with cream paper covered boards. Externally, very smart, with slight warping and minor yellowing to the boards. Bookplate of Baron de Spon and bibliographical clipping to the front paste down. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine and scattered spots to the wrap. Chipping and closed tears to the extremities, with rape repair to the reverse of the spine tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and a contemporary ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Albert Rutherston. Very Good Indeed/Good.