Vinton Frew — Rhymes of a War Wreck

Southampton , The Authors Press, c1930. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce First Edition of Vinton Frew"s self-published post-WWI poetry, with over ninety poems and no institutional holdings traced. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. First edition. This copy is undated. An exceptionally scarce work, with no institutional holdings traced.A self-published collection of poems by Vinton Frew, reflecting on war, loss, memory, and emotional dislocation in the aftermath of the First World War.The collection comprises over ninety poems with titles such as: "Hills and Marshes," "Poems of Dedication," "The Awakening," "Copeland Islands," "Wind in the Orchard," "My Dearest Jean," "The Rose," "The Hermit," "Simple Epitaph," "The Wedding of Nature," "The Call," "Don"t Worry," and "Finale." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Very slight shelf wear to extremities. One red mark to rear board with the odd slight handling mark to upper perimeter. Very slight fading to spine. The odd light scattered spot and slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .