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Siegfried Sassoon | The War Poems, London, 1919, first edition, signed by the author

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July 18, 04:22 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Siegfried Sassoon


The War Poems. London: William Heinemann, 1919


FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (and scarce thus), 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket, some spotting, binding slightly bumped, dust-jacket slightly discoloured


A very good copy in a very good dust-jacket. Perhaps Sassoon's most complete comment on the war, including the first trade appearance of 12 poems, alongside 64 more of Sassoon's most powerful poems from previous works.


LITERATURE


Keynes A20