FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The Broken Cistern - The Clark Lectures 1952 - 53

First Edition. 1954. In original dust jacket, sunned to spine, age toned. Watermarked to bottom left, chipped to spine top, tail and top corner. Boards in original blue cloth in good condition, titled in gilt to spine. Endpapers clean, very slightly age toned. Half title page annotated by the author Bonamy Dobree, Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, ‘for Ronnie, because he likes the sort of thing I try to do, Bonamy.’ Text block in excellent condition. 158 pp.

From the private collection of Yorkshire art collector Ronnie Duncan who befriended many artists and poets during their time at the University of Leeds as Gregory Fellows subsequently inspiring his life long love of innovative 1950s and 1960s British art and culture.