Beyond the Palisade

Caxton Press, Christchurch, NZ, 1944. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. Original green boards with black titles on front and spine. Various owner inscriptions to front e/p's. Book in good tight condition with some discolouration of pages and some foxing, particularly of page edges. 40pp. The boards have some darkening of spine and edges, some soiling and a crease to back board. There is a small tear to top of spine. There is pencil notation to end of last poem and there are 2 newspaper cuttings stuck to rear e/p's. This is Baxter's first book.