A Critical History of English Poetry

An authoritative and comprehensive historical survey of English poetry from its Anglo-Saxon roots to the twentieth century. Co-authored by the eminent scholar Herbert Grierson, this 1944 first edition was printed in conformity with wartime economy standards. A robust and complete ex-library reading copy.

Publisher: Chatto & Windus. Published: 1944. Edition: First edition.

Binding: Hardcover. Condition: Good. Condition notes: Ex-library copy rebound in plain brown library cloth, with a library binding date stamp of November 1959.

Features multiple ink stamps from Reading Public Libraries (including on the title page) and a gold-stamped classification number on the spine. Pencil marks on the endpapers and contents page.