John Betjeman — Summoned by Bells
London, John Murray, 1960 . Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this autobiography in blank verse by Poet Laureate of the late twentieth century, John Betjeman. The first edition. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A blank verse autobiography by English poet, writer, and broadcaster John Betjeman, who was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. The anthology describes his life from his early memories of a middle-class home in Edwardian Highgate, London, to his premature departure from Magdalen College, Oxford. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a crease to the rear of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
