THE MODERN ACADEMIC LIBRARY: ESSAYS IN MEMORY OF PHILIP LARKIN

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the corners with slight bumping. The contents, with ownership signature of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin) in pencil on the title page, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears.

Inscribed by Maeve M. Brennan in blue ink on the front free endpaper "For Janice, / Who saved me from making / one faux pas in my chapter. / With love from / Maeve / February 1989". A collection of essays on Philip Larkin, all of which have been written by librarians who personally worked with or for him.