A WREATH FOR SAN GEMIGNANO. By Richard Aldington, With illustrations by Netta Aldington, Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Inc., New York, 1945.
 
A first edition of this medieval legend taken from the 13th-14th century Italian poet Folgóre da San Gimignano (pseudonym of Giacomo di Michele). Retold by modernist/imagist poet Aldington (co-founder of the imagist movement with HD and Ezra Pound), set during the destruction of San Gemignano during WWII.
 
Brown with gilt spine title. Secure binding with a mild spine shift and clean pages. Thirty pages plus one. The jacket has a few tiny edge tears. Illustrated.