THE CORNISH REVIEW No. 1 SPRING 1949
The very first issue of this important literary magazine. Contributors rank as a who's who of Cornish authors. The Cornish Review has achieved not only lasting appeal but cult status as well.
Cornish Review magazine had two lives, both edited by Denys Val Baker. The first series of 10 issues ran from 1949 to 1952 of which this issue is the very first and a scarce copy to find. The second series consisted of 27 issues from 1966 to 1974. While it was being published the magazine attracted a lot of attention and at times was controversial. In the final issue in 1974, Baker wrote, "This is the last issue of the Cornish Review, born originally in 1949, prematurely retired in 1952, resurrected in 1966--finally buried this rather gloomy winter of 1974."
This issue has an important commentary by Baker which sets the tone for future volumes. In this issue are articles and poems from R. Morton Nance on Cornish Culture; The House that listened by C.C. Vyvyan; Two new poems from A.L. Rowse; Intimate landscape from Jack Clemo; Reflections on the Cornish by R. Glynn Grylls; "Q" by E.W. Martin; Portrait of Penzance, The Mason's Epitaph, Painting in Cornwall and more.
Paperback, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 96 pages, overall condition is good with these defects: some foxing on front cover, top of spine is chipped, interior pages are darkened with age but are not foxed, several pages of black and white photos, a rare first issue copy, $22.00
