Richard D. Ware — Hillsboro in the War

Boston, The Gorham Press, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of wartime poetry, written in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, at the dawn of WWI. A very scarce presentation copy volume of wartime poetry, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper.Bound in original red cloth, with smart gilt lettering to the front board and spine, as well as an embossed decoration to the rear board.Within, Ware offers a unique poetic perspective of the international conflict seated in Hillsborough - often spelt as Hillsboro - New Hampshire. Bound in original red cloth binding. Externally, smart. Mild rubbing to extremities. Bumping to head and tail. The odd mark to boards. Hinges slightly starting, but firm. Very slight spotting to endpapers. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with very infrequent spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .