Gray’s first book for 20 years, this collection of poems, whose title celebrates the country walking that was an important part of his life, includes the first book appearance of “The Flying Fish”, first printed in The Dial in 1896. which has the wonderful opening lines:
Myself am Hang, the buccaneer, /
Whom children love and brave men fear /
Master of courage, come what come, /
Master of craft and called Sea-scum. /
Student of wisdom and waterways, /
Course of moons and the birth of days: /
To him in whose heart all things be, /
I bring my story from the sea. /
Anderson, 15, indicates that 250 copies were printed. Very good copy with some separation of wrappers along lower joint.
