The Gallows Songs

The University of Michigan Press, Michigan, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Paul Klee. The text is illustrated with the occasional black-and-white illustrations by Paul Klee. Illustrated boards, in a brown and black abstract design with black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black coloured endpages. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Paul Klee, with a brown coloured background with white and pink coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white coloured titles to the back strip. A selection of the German poet Christian Morgenstern's fun poetry under the umbrella of " Galgenlieder " (Gallows Songs]. The poems are full of puns, humour, verbal horseplay, fabulous animals and inventions. Translated by W. D. Snodgrass and Lore Segal. Rubbing to the book panels and to the book corners. Patchy fading of the endpages with light age toning of the fixed block edges. The poems have been printed on a light cream coloured stock. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of panels and edges. The major damage has been fading of the back strip, top edge of the front panel and a little to the left hand side of the same panel. Chipping to the top right-hand corner of the rear panel. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [8], 124 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Paul Klee. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; Germany; Inventory No: 0124409. .