Cecil Day Lewis — Noah and the Waters

London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the first trade edition of Cecil Day Lewis's morality play inspired by the Biblical story of Noah's ark. The first trade edition of this work, issued together with a limited edition of one hundred copies signed by the author. Inspired by the Biblical story of Noah's ark, this poetical morality play concerns Noah's choice between clinging to his old life and trusting himself to the Flood. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Cecil Day Lewis, Irish-born, British poet, known Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, spine lightly darkened. The dust wrapper is unclipped with minor shelf wear, chipping to the head of the spine, light soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.