Books

Stated First Edition of the poet's posthumous second book. Rare First 1915 First Printing. Photogravure frontispiece portrait in profile view by Sherril Schell with Fine tissue protective page.Original blue cloth with Fine printed spine label, bottom right corners in front and rear lightly bumped. Printed at the Complete Press, West Norwood, London as stated on copyright page and last page before the end page. Additionally, exquisitely rare small paper title label tipped onto the end page as originally issued. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, Scarce in jacket. Lovely copy of this landmark book of verse. In a custom red clamshell with black label on spine of clamshell. Exquisite.

This collection of poems includes Rupert Brooke's famous war sonnets and captures his idealistic view of the First World War.