Publisher:Sidgwick & Jackson in association with Hicks, Smith and Wright, Melbourne, 1944
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Good
Sidgwick & Jackson in association with Hicks, Smith and Wright, 1944, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First
index of first lines and facsimile of "The Soldier" held by British Museum. Sepia toned photographic frontispiece of author. Purple coloured cloth covered boards with blue facsimile signature of author on front panel and blue coloured titles to the the backstrip. Plain text dust wrapper, with grey coloured decoration on front panel and cream background with pink coloured titles to front panel and green coloured titles to the backstrip. A collection of 94 poems by the English poet Rupert Brooke, who was killed during action in World War I. Will softening and a little rubbing of the back strip edges; with rubbing of the book corners. Faint fading to the top edge of the book and there are a few marks to the rear panel. Very noticeable tanning of the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning and faint foxing to the end pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping, with loss, to the dustwrapper corners and top back strip edge. Creasing of the edges with the occasional small tear. The cream coloured background has become discoloured and handling marks and stains are also present. Sunning of the back strip with rubbing, foxing and marks to the fold over panels and verso of the dustwrapper. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). X, 168 pages, last blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 0102140.
index of first lines and facsimile of "The Soldier" held by British Museum. Sepia toned photographic frontispiece of author. Purple coloured cloth covered boards with blue facsimile signature of author on front panel and blue coloured titles to the the backstrip. Plain text dust wrapper, with grey coloured decoration on front panel and cream background with pink coloured titles to front panel and green coloured titles to the backstrip. A collection of 94 poems by the English poet Rupert Brooke, who was killed during action in World War I. Will softening and a little rubbing of the back strip edges; with rubbing of the book corners. Faint fading to the top edge of the book and there are a few marks to the rear panel. Very noticeable tanning of the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning and faint foxing to the end pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping, with loss, to the dustwrapper corners and top back strip edge. Creasing of the edges with the occasional small tear. The cream coloured background has become discoloured and handling marks and stains are also present. Sunning of the back strip with rubbing, foxing and marks to the fold over panels and verso of the dustwrapper. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). X, 168 pages, last blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 0102140.