Rupert Brooke, A Memoir
1918, the first separate edition of Edward Marsh's memoir
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Printing Details
First edition thus (First separate edition, the text of this memoir as also issued in the 1918 edition of Collected Poems). Hardback, bound in black cloth with paper title label to spine, with spare label to rear. 19.5 × 13cm, 159pp.
Edward Marsh's memoir of the poet Rupert Brooke who died in the Aegean in 1915 whilst serving with the Royal Naval Division. The book describes Brooke's time at Rugby, university, his time with the literary circles of the time, and his war service (this included time in the trenches in Antwerp in 1914) and his death from septicaemia in April 1915. Edward Marsh was a polymath, author, and sponsor of many of the Georgian poets.
Condition
This is a decent copy of this first edition. There is some fading and rubbing to the boards, and slight loss to the paper title label. A previous owner's blindstamped address to ffep (Carwallon, Anglesey) and handwritten name (Mary, Xmas 1918). There is a little age-related toning to the pages but the contents are in good condition with secure binding.
Price
£25.00
