Rupert Brooke — 1914 & Other Poems; Poems
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915-1916. Cloth. Smart set of blue-cloth poetry volumes from English war poet Rupert Brooke. Collection of two poetry works by Rupert Brooke, featuring:(1915) 1914 & Other Poems - tenth impression;(1916) Poems - thirteenth impression.In publisher's original blue cloth bindings.1914 & other Poems features a frontispiece portrait of the author.From popular English poet Rupert Brooke, best known for war sonnets such as "The Soldier". Brooke was a member of literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets and also had friends in the Bloomsbury group. He died in 1915 whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. In publisher's original blue cloth bindings. Contemporary inscription from previous owner to each front free endpaper, dated December 1915 and 1916. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing and a few marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean copies, Poems marginally more so, with the exception of light spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Sherrill Schell. Very Good .