The Joy Of Life by E. V. Lucas. 4th edition published 1928 by Methuen.

Title: The Joy of Life: An Anthology of Lyrics Drawn Chiefly from the Works of Living Poets. 
Author: E. V. Lucas. 
Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd: London. 
Published Date: Fourth Edition 1928. 
Illustrated: No. 
Pagination: pp.288
External Size: 17cm x 11cm
Condition: Very Good. 
 
This book features a varied range of poetry from authors such as Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, Andrew Lang, Rose Fyleman, Charles Kingsley, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Austin Dobson, Edmund Gosse, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Siegfried Sassoon, William Morris, to name just a small sample of the plethora of writers. As such, it is an ideal gift for anyone with a love of poetry. 
 
Blue cloth with gilt illustration and lettering to front cover. The boards are in very good condition with light wear to the extremities, slight surface soiling and minor fading to spine. Small ink inscription to front free endpaper and three inscriptions to the rear endpapers. Contents clean throughout with some light browning to  endpapers and a couple of minor marks to upper title page.