C.W. — 1914

Cambridge , W. Heffer and Sons Ltd. 1914. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed limited edition copy of this poem on the Great War. A very scarce limited edition work.With only one hundred and twenty large paper editions printed, with this being number 60, signed by the author to the edition page.In quarter cloth with grey boards.A wartime poem, of which the profits from the original sale were to be given to the National Relief Fund. The poem is one of a series which the author had produced in private annually for his wife's birthday, but in this case, due to his offer of active service being rejected, he decided to publish his poem on his thoughts about the Great War and the events leading up to it.The poem is a diatribe about the intense aggression shown by both sides, about nothing except nationalism. In quarter cloth. Externally, very smart. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to top and bottom edge of boards. Very faint offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Author's signature to edition page. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .