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DE LA MARE, Walter (1873-1956). Songs of Childhood. By Walter Ramal. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1902.
8o. Frontispiece. Original vellum-paper-backed cloth, t.e.g. others uncut; half morocco solander case. Provenance: Efrem Zimbalist (bookplate); Frank Hogan (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by De la Mare with the last verse from his poem "The Buckle:" "I had a secret laughter I laughed it near the wall: Only the ivy & the wind May tell of it at all." De la Mare's first and most celebrated book of poems.
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FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by De la Mare with the last verse from his poem "The Buckle:" "I had a secret laughter I laughed it near the wall: Only the ivy & the wind May tell of it at all." De la Mare's first and most celebrated book of poems.