E. Temple Thurston — Summer 1917 and Other Verses

London, Chapman and Hall, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from E. Temple Thurston. These poems are set in England during the war years. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'to A. G. from yours sincerely E Temple Thurston, Xmas 1917&apos.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.A charming poetry collection from British poet, playwright and author E. Temple Thurston, with many of these poems set between the years 1915 and 1917, during which period the poet lived in Gloucestershire. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Small bump to back strip head, with minor loss of paper to back strip, and with fading and tide mark to fore edge of boards. Inscription to front free endpaper. Significant loss to dust wrapper back strip and front wrap head, with small loss to back strip tail and tail of rear wrap. Further closed tears to back strip. Small mark towards tail of front wrap. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good/Good Only.