F. T. Prince — Soldiers Bathing and Other Poems
London, The Fortune Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of poet F. T. Prince's collection of poems written during the Second World War. The first edition, first impression. Inscribed to the front free endpaper 'For H.A. Mason, F.T. Prince. 27.xii.68&apos. Mason was an academic and a lecturer in English at Exeter University.Prince's early work drew praise from T.S. Eliot, who published some of his poetry in 'The Criterion', before publishing Prince's first book of poems in 1938.This was his second poetry collection, and was inspired by his experiences in the war. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine, with just a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .
