Bassett Green — The Dawn and Other Poems

London, Elliot Stock, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A touching anthology focusing on bereavement, signed and written by Bassett Green. Published in the final year of the First World War. The very scarce signed first edition of The Dawn and Other Poems, written by West Country poet Bassett Green. Published by Elliot Stock in 1918.In the publisher's original paper boards, with a rebacked spine. Poet's signed inscription to the front free end paper.A touching anthology, Green dedicates these particular poems to the bereaved, covering themes of grief, life and hope. Published during the final year of the First World War, it cannot be denied that many of Green's poems apply to the families of those that lost brothers, husbands and sons to the war, with war poems such as The Union Jack and the Plains of Picardy. In the publisher's original paper boards, with a rebacked spine. Externally, minimal signs of shelf wear, with slight bumping to the extremities. Fading and faint spotting to the paper boards. Offsetting to the end papers, with slight wear to the hinge of the front end papers. Poet's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with browning to the extremities and the odd faint mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .