Rupert Brooke — 1914 & Other Poems

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce second impression of this significant collection of war poetry by Rupert Brooke. First edition. The very scarce second impression, printed June 1915, only one month after the first. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding. The second work of war poetry from prominent English poet Rupert Brooke, best known for sonnets such as "The Soldier". Brooke was a member of literary groups the Georgian Poets and the Dymock poets and also had friends in the Bloomsbury group. He died in 1915 whilst sailing with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. This volume was published posthumously. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minimal loss of cloth to the extremities and further tearing to the spine head and tail. The title piece also exhibits a small chip. Boards are lightly marked and creased. Hinges reasonably firm, a little weaker to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally age toned, especially to the first and last few pages, with the odd spot, making this a relatively bright and clean copy. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .