Search Results: Writers Of The World War I Era from The History Place

Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1919. Hardcover. Good Plus. Dramatic poetry by Brooke. A reading copy with much wear to boards. Text is beautifully printed and in very good plus condition.

The Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. First Printing . The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinges are tight . The graphics on the spine are bright . Dust jacket is price clipped at Dust jacket is now protected with a mylar cover .

The Vanguard Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. on Previous owner's name on front endpaper . Otherwise , the book is clean , no other marks . The hinges are tight , The graphics on the spine are bright . A very nice copy . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. With an introduction by George Edward Woodberry and a biographical note by Margarat Lavington. Includes the heart of his 1914 work.

Viking, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Printing . An excellent copy . The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinges are tight . The cloth on the boards is fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . This volume, published after West's death in 1983 at the age of ninety, is a sequel to THE FOUNTAIN OVERFLOWS and THIS REAL The very nice dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. With a Preface by Geoffrey Keynes. This paper was probably written in 1910 for delivery to the Fabian Society at Cambridge.Brooke was President of the Society that year. Both Hugh Dalton and Eddie Marsh seem to indicate that provance. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. An excellent copy . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Crosby Gaige, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. SIGNED by Richard Aldington. Designed and SIGNED by Bruce Rogers. Limited Edition, 900 copies beautifully printed on rag paper by William Rudge. An excellent copy .

The Viking Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. First Printing . Previous owner's name inside front board. No other marks in the book . The cloth on the boards is fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . No dust jacket

Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. First Printing . Previous owner's name on front endpaper. This was Brooke's "dissertation', King's College, Cambridge, 1913. A very good copy. Spare paper label for spine laid in at back endpaper.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. With a Preface by Henry James. James clearly believes that, had he survived the War, Brooke would have been one of England's greatest writers. This essay was James' last work before his death. Note by Eddie Marsh. This edition was published in advance of the Sidgwick & Jackson edition and Scribner's limited it to 2,075 copies. Wear to corners of boards. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. The Scribner's shield is present . No dust jacket

Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Water marks and fading to cloth. Otherwise, a very good copy. Portrait by Emery Walker. Preface by Eddie Marsh. Introduction by Henry James, his last writing before his death. James' assessment of Brooke is that he was on his way to being one of the greatest of all English writers before his tragic death in World War I. No dust jacket

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Portrait by Emery Walker. Preface by Eddie Marsh. Introduction by Henry James, his last work before his death. James' essay is an analysis of Brooke's life and writing. Clearly, James believes that, had Brooke survived the War , he would have been one of the greatest of all English writers. Some wear and soil to cloth and foxing to endpapers. No dust jacket

Bodleian Library, 2006. Hardcover. Fine. As new . First Printing . ISBN : 978-1-85124-355-6 . The remarkable story of a British soldier in the summer of 1917 . .

Faber and Faber Limited, 1974. Soft Cover. Very Good. This is the 1974 reprint of this work with revisions made by Keynes . Introduction by Keynes . Brooke's poems are arranged chronologically with the addition of a considerable body of early poems . These include his two longest poems , " The Pyramids " and " The Bastille " written as prize poems at Rugby school . The text of " The Bastille " incorporates later corrections made by Brooke . Keynes includes various fragments in this revision . The front cover features a pencil drawing of Brooke made by Jacques Raverat on January 1 , 1911 .

The Viking Press, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. Foxing to boards. Previous owner's stamp on front endpaper. An important set of poems by Sassoon.

The British Library, 2015. Hardcover. Fine. As new . First Printing . A very special story based on a cache of letters and a memoir discovered in 2000 at The British Museum . ISBN : 978-0-7123-5792-0 . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1940. Hardcover. Poor. Reprinted in same month as first printing. Soil and warping to boards. Foxing to endpapers. Otherwise, book is tight and text is clean and in very good condition.

The Macmillan Company, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Some rubbing and soil to boards.Foxing to endpapers. Otherwise, a v ery good copy. The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinges are tight . First Printing .

The Viking Press, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. The book is clean , no marks of any kind , The hinges are tight . The cloth covered boards are fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . Dust jacket shows wear , has tears and chips , and is repaired at several places. The dust jacket is now protected with a mylar cover .

Viking, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Printing .This volume, published after West's death in 1983 at the age of ninety, is a sequel to THE FOUNTAIN OVERFLOWS published in 1956.This is an excellent copy of The book is It clean , no marks of any kind . The hinges are tight , The cloth on the boards is fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . 0 Dust jacket is price clipped Dust jacket is now protected with a mylar cover .