POETRY FROM OXFORD IN WARTIME [with 10 previously unpublished poems by Philip Larkin and his second appearance in print]

1945 FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE 8vo. (approx.19.5 x 13cm) dark blue cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket (6s). 94pp. plus 2pp. Publisher's advertisements at end. Lower edge untrimmed. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Closed tear to outer edge of one leaf from cuuting open. Light verticalcreasing to Advertisement leaf at end. Slight dulling of gilt title to lightly faded spine. Dust jacket lightly soiled with browning to edges and spine. 2cm loss to top of dust jacket spine (please see photos). A GOOD+ COPY in Sound dust jacket.