Ploughman and Poet A.D. Hope’s copy signed by A.D. Hope

1st edition of David Rowbotham’s first collection of poems, published by the Lyre-Bird Writers and the Commonwealth Literary Fund, printed by Edwards & Shaw, Sydney; poems mostly themed from the Darling Downs, where the poet was born and grew up; this copy from the library of AD Hope, including the AD Hope library certificate, being item no. 10145, executor Geoff Hope; signed twice by A.D. Hope, once to front endpaper, once to title page; stapled card covers, with dustwrapper; bookshop label to fep, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper with one or two closed tears to spine, and loss to head of spine (1cm), o.w. Good.