Robin Skelton — An Irish Gathering

Dublin , The Dolmen Press, 1964. First edition. Hardback. An attractive collection of Skelton's poetry. A first edition of five hundred copies. Robin Skelton (12 October 1925 – 22 August 1997) was a British-born academic, writer, poet, and anthologist. Born in Easington, Yorkshire, Skelton was educated at the University of Leeds and Cambridge University. From 1944 to 1947, he served with the Royal Air Force in India. He later taught at Manchester University. In 1963, he emigrated to Canada, and began teaching at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Skelton was an authority on Irish literature. He is well known for his work as a literary editor; he was a founder and editor, with John Peter, of The Mahalat Review, and a translator. Known as a practising Wiccan, Skelton also published a number of books on the subject of the occult and other neopagan religions. Irish harp illustration to front board and to front of dustwrapper. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely condition. Very slight chipping and fading to dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.