The Complete Poems
1944 (First Australian Edition).
Hicks, Smith & Wright
, Melbourne, Australia
Rupert Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, most famously "The Soldier". The volume is an original item of WWII Australian publishing using indifferent quality paper stock that looks older (but unfortunately it does not include this famous sonnet however).
$35.00
Specifications
| Author | Brooke, Rupert |
| Publisher | Hicks, Smith & Wright |
| Place Published | Melbourne, Australia |
| Year Published | 1944 (First Australian Edition) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1932 |
| Size | Crown 8vo - Octavo, 190mm x 130mm |
| Chapters | IV and appendices |
| Pages | 167pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover with burgundy cloth boards with a blue title original the firm spine and a blue signature original the front board showing minor corner wear plus and unclipped grey/green dust wrapper with red and black details original front board and spine plus chipping at corners and upper edge now protected by removable clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Internally all pages are tan with extra edge browning on pages evenly cut on top and fore-edges plus unevenly trimmed bottom edges that actually add to the age patina of this slim book with e.p's that have extra tanning but with no extra notations from any prior owner other than a tiny Brisbane bookshop sticker on pastedown corner. |