Betjeman, John; Slade, Irene

A Ring of Bells: Poems of John Betjeman

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. Ardizzone, Edward. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2331047

First American edition. Jacket edges rubbed, front jacket flap price-clipped. Board edges lightly faded, ink name on front free endpaper, ink notes on title page.

v, 129 pp. Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Selected for young readers. This book has been divided into nine sections on such themes as childhood, discovering, poetry, early school, poems and places, and growing up. Each section is introduced by a selection from Summoned by Bells which tells the story of a poet's childhood and school days.

Price: $20.00