Inscribed by Kingsley Amis
AMIS, Kingsley (editor). The New Oxford Book of Light Verse. Oxford: University Press. 1978.
8vo. Finely bound in half red morocco with gilt rules over marbled paper covered boards, spine lettered and panelled in gilt with raised bands with gilt rules, gilt bee block on lower board, top edge gilt, with the original covers bound in at the end; pp. xxxiv, 347 [1 (blank)]; a fine copy.
First edition. Inscribed by Amis to the film director, actor and writer Bryan Forbes, presumably while both were guests of Tom Stoppard: "Cheers to venerable Bryan. Kingsley, chez Stoppard 8th September 1979". With Forbes's bookplate to front pastedown.
#2120669