Bernard J Shapero : Rare Books

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BROOKE, Rupert.

1914 and Other Poems.


Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1915. First American edition. UNPUBLISHED. 8vo. Original pale yellow wrappers printed in brown, two neat ink inscriptions on front free endpapers, light dust-soiling and rubbing to extremities, faint toning to edges. A very good and attractive copy of a bibliographical rarity.

After the London publication in 1915 of 1000 copies, Doubleday, Page & Co. set up and printed 87 copies in anticipation of being awarded publication rights. The rights actually went to John Lane Company and this edition was never formally published.

Price: £ 1200
US Dollar Price: $ 1740
Stock Number: 46142

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