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Cambridge: Printed for the author by J. B. Pearce at the University Press,, 1919. Inscribed by the author First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the colophon, "(Typography by Bruce Rogers.) Siegfried Sassoon", and retaining the scarce dust jacket. This privately printed selection of war poems, of which 200 copies were printed, includes the first appearance of the stirring Armistice poem "Everyone Sang" (p. 34); fittingly, it is the final poem of the volume. A notable American typographer and book designer, Bruce Rogers (1870-1957) "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books... Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). Octavo. Original brown boards, title label to front cover, edges untrimmed. With dust jacket. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. Short split to head of front joint, remains firm, light bumping and slight wear to tips, contents clean and free from marks. A very good copy, in the dust jacket, somewhat chipped, torn, and rubbed, still a very good example of the fragile jacket. Keynes A19a.