Off the Shelf by A. K. Thomson

Off the Shelf

Edited by A. K. Thomson

The Jacaranda Press, 1964, lightly illustrated with line drawings in text, illustrated boards, hardcover

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little discolouration to covers and spine, tape residue and markings to front endpapers, previous owners notes and underlining on some pages in pencil and blue ink, notes and other markings to back endpapers (see photographs)

“This book attempts to show by means of actual poems that poetry is not confined to a narrow part of life but embraces the whole of life: that poetry can deal with a sports field just as effectively as it does with a love-lorn maiden: that it can deal with a whale just as effectively as with a daffodil.”