Poems by Wifred Owen. With an Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon.

Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918).

Verlag: London, Chatto & Windus. Printed by Morrison and Gibb Ltd. Edinburgh. First Edition., 1920

Beschreibung

Printed by Morrison and Gibb Ltd. Edinburgh. First Edition. 6 7/8 inches x 8 6/8 inches; half-title; frontispiece photographic portrait of Owen in his uniform, printed in brown tones, with the tissue guard present; title-page; introduction by Siegfried Sassoon; short preface by Owen; contents; second half-title; [12] pp., pp. 1-33, with printer's name on the reverse of p. 33. Red cloth over boards, printed paper title label on the spine. The tissue guard shows some age-related tanning, with slight offsetting to the title-page; light tanning to endpapers, half-title, page edges; light wear to the spine ends, light wear to the title labe; a small buckle to the cloth on the upper left of the back cover, some light fading, tanning to the spine and cover margins. A very good copy of the author's rare, fragile, and only book. Connolly, The Modern Movement 36. Contents: Titles of the Poems: Strange Meeting, Greater Love, Apologia pro Poemate Meo, The Show, Mental Cases, Parable of the Old Men and the Young, Arms and the Boy, Anthem for Doomed Youth, The Send-off, Insensibility, Dulce et Decorum est, The Sentry, The Dead-Beat, Exposure, Spring Offensive, The Chances, S. I. W., Futility, Smile, Smile, Smile, Conscious, A Terre, Wild with Regrets, Disabled. "For the preparation of this book thanks are primarily due to Miss Edith Sitwell. [-]" (-From the reverse of the half-title).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-901756473

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Poems by Wifred Owen. With an Introduction by Siegfried Sassoon.
• Verlag: London, Chatto & Windus. Printed by Morrison and Gibb Ltd. Edinburgh. First Edition.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1920
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket