1974 Four Poems Rupert Brooke Facsimile Author's Handwriting

Description: Click here to see our other books! Four Poems Rupert Brooke 1974 The Scolar Press : London 12.5" by 10" Unpaginated SUMMARY A collection of loose leaf facsimiles from the handwritten poetry of renowned and important war poet Rupert Brooke, in a cloth case. An Important Work,Limited Edition Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION This edition collects his poems 'The Fish', 'Grantchester', 'The Dead' and 'The Soldier' in facsimile format from the author's original handwritten notes and compositions.Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a friend amongst the Bloomsbury group of writers, and was a member of the literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets, which included Robert Frost and Edward Thomas as members. His sonnets written during the First World War remain some of the most important examples of Western war poetry, with 'The Soldier' and 'The Dead' being his most well known verses. He tragically perished from sepsis from a mosquito bite whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the First World War at the age of twenty-seven.Contains a tipped in photograph of the author taken in 1913 by Sherril Schell. CONDITION In a full cloth binding. Externally very smart, some fading to the spine and minor wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean, poetry is loose each in its own file. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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