{"product_id":"john-betjeman-selected-poems-folio-society-2004-first-impression","title":"Selected Poems — The Folio Society | John Betjeman | 2004 | First Impression | Drawings by Peter Bailey | Fine in Slipcase","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA fine first impression of the Folio Society's celebrated 2004 edition of \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e by Sir John Betjeman — Britain's best-loved Poet Laureate, and one of the great originals of twentieth-century English verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEdited and introduced by Alan Powers, this selection draws from across Betjeman's career, from the early wit and ebullience of \u003cem\u003eMount Zion\u003c\/em\u003e (1932) through to the elegiac late poems of \u003cem\u003eA Nip in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), presenting the full range of a poet whose combination of comic genius, technical brilliance, and profound melancholy made him a national institution. The introduction offers a perceptive and affectionate account of Betjeman's place in English literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBound in cloth printed with a cheerful, characteristically English design by Peter Bailey — vignettes of church towers and cyclists set against a cream and taupe patterned ground — with the author's name and title in bold display lettering. Illustrated throughout with Bailey's drawings. Typeset in Walbaum and printed on Blackfriars Wove Paper by Cambridge University Press. 222 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHoused in the original maroon card slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis copy is in fine, first impression condition throughout — cloth bright and fresh, pages clean and unmarked, binding tight, slipcase sound and clean. An excellent example of one of Folio's most charming poetry productions of the 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA delightful gift or addition to any collection of English poetry or fine Folio Society editions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novel Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55591867744641,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/7887\/9617\/files\/IMG_0644.jpg?v=1777559293","url":"https:\/\/www.novelrelics.co.uk\/products\/john-betjeman-selected-poems-folio-society-2004-first-impression","provider":"Novel Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}