Letters from America by Brooke Rupert - 1916

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1916 NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916.First Edition. Only 2075 copies issued by Scribner's. Precedes the Sidgwick and Jackson edition. Hardcover,8vo, xLii, 180pp, preface by Henry James, frontis portrait of Brooke with tissue guard. The 33 page Preface by Henry James is said to be his last piece before his death. Rupert Brooke set out on a year long journey in 1913 for the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, sending the first 13 of these chapters to the Westminster Gazette and the final 2 to the New Statesman, with the intention of eventually writing a book on his travels, which never materialized. Thus this book, published after his death in 1915, of all the letters with only a few minor corrections. The letters are delightful, and one longs for a return to the custom of recording our travel experience with letters and journals. A Near Fine copy with the former owner name printed discreetly in corner of front flyleaf. Gilt letters to covers are bright and pages are clean and crisp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.