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Small 4to. Pp. x, 256, [2]- colophon, [1] Riccardi Press emblem, with 2 replacement labels (for the boards), [9] blanks. Bound in full burgundy morocco, with dotted square corners, finished with green leaf onlay design to each corner, repeating dotting outlining to the spine compartments and gilt spine titles, wide turn-ins with repeating dotted and green leaf motif. Bound by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago. Signed Donnelley on the first turn-in. Spine a touch darkened, the bands rubbed at the joints, appears some could be lightly touched-up, but in all, a very nice copy. Edition of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 157.

This posthumous collection of poetry by Rupert Brooke includes his famous war sonnets, capturing the idealism and changing moods of World War I.