[Signed] [First Edition] The Collected Poems Of Ronald Bottrall Ronald Bottrall [Used - Very Good] [Hardcover]

A signed first edition of this wonderful poetry collection from Ronald Bottrall, inscribed to the novelist Francis King, and presented in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Commercially very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the increasingly scarce and unclipped dust wrapper. Association copy. Signed by the author with an inscription to "Francis", understood to be the novelist Francis King. An extensive collection of the poetry of Ronald Bottrell, containing Bottrell's earlier books bound together with a selection of "Later Poems", published here for the first time. Bottrell received high praise from the likes of Anthony Burgess and Martin Seymour-Smith. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the increasingly scarce and unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author with an inscription to "Francis" to the front free endpaper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing and light scattered marking. Dust wrapper features subtle edge wear and features faint marking, especially along the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with mild age toning and the occasional spot. Very Good