Letters from Rupert Brooke to his publisher 1911-1914
by Rupert Brooke. Introduction by Geoffrey Keynes
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About This Item
New York: Octagon Books [printed at The Godine Press], 1975. Hardcover. Fine. Limited hand-numbered edition of 400 copies, this being copy number 32. Inscribed by Edith ''Edie'' Scott Lynch, the owner of the letters, on verso of ffep. Letterpress printed by Maria Epes at The Godine Press. Quarter faux-vellum over black cloth with matching paper over boards slipcase. Book is fine. Slipcase shows scuffing on one side. ff. 32. 9.5 x 7 inches. 23 letters written by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) addressed to Frank Sidgwick of the firm Sidgwick & Jackson, who in 1911 issued Poems, Brooke's only non-posthumously published book. Includes about a dozen accompanying facsimiles. The original manuscripts had been the property of the collector and would-be biographer of Brooke, Henry Lewis Batterman, Jr., and had been passed on to his niece Edith Scott Lynch.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014962
- Title
- Letters from Rupert Brooke to his publisher 1911-1914
- Author
- Rupert Brooke. Introduction by Geoffrey Keynes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Octagon Books [printed at The Godine Press]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Frank Sidgwick, Sidgwick & Jackson,
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