The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke With a Memoir
by Rupert Brooke
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£225.00£202.50
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1931. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A very neat edition of this collection of poetry by Rupert Brook with a memoir. Twentieth impression. Illustrated with frontispiece and one portrait plate. Collated complete. The memoir of Rupert Brooke, an English poet known for his idealist war sonnets written during the First World War. Includes a collection of his poetry, such as: Second Best, Blue Evening, Beauty and Beauty, and The Great Lover. In the original half calf binding with blue cloth boards. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and light discolouration of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847T33
- Title
- The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke With a Memoir
- Author
- Rupert Brooke
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Collected Poems Brooke Poems
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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