Shelfmark
Kff.5.08 (Copy 1)
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Kff.5.09 (Copy 2)
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Kff.5.10 (Copy 3)
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Kff.5.11 (Copy 4)
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Nd.1.2.01 (Copy 5)
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Kff.5.17(02) (Copy 6)
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Kff.5.13a (Copy 7)
Author
Title
1914 & other poems / by Rupert Brooke.
Varying form of title
1914 and other poems
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1915.
Physical description
64 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 19 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Publisher's dark blue cloth, with printed label on spine and additional printed label attached to back endpaper.
Note
[Kff.5.10] Twelfth impression, January 1916.
Note
[Kff.5.11] Twenty-third impression, October 1926.
Note
[Kff.5.17(02)] Fifth impression, July 1915.
Note
[Kff.5.13a] Eleventh impression, December 1915.
Citation/references note
Keynes, 1964, 6
Provenance
[Kff.5.09] Armorial bookplate recording bequest to Eton College School Library by Major General Villiars Hatton, with ms. inscription: "Emily Hatton. October 7th 1916 n.b. To be added to Major General Hatton's books left to Eton College, at my death. E. H."
Provenance
[Kff.5.10, Kff.5.17(02)] From the collection of Howard Moseley.
Provenance
[Kff.5.10] Purchased by Howard Moseley from Bretram Rota Ltd., in 1963 (ms. note in pencil).
Provenance
[Kff.5.10] Ms. ownership inscription: "Siegfried Sassoon."
Provenance
[Nd.1.2.01] Donated to Eton College by Eugen Millington Drake in 1938 or 1939 as part of the Macnaghten Library.
Provenance
[Kff.5.17(02)] Purchased by Howard Moseley from G. F. Sims Rare Books in 1974 (information from bookseller's card).
Provenance
[Kff.5.17(02)] Ms. bookseller's notes and code in pencil on front pastedown in Bertram Rota's hand.
Provenance
[Kff.5.17(02)] From the collection of Christopher Hassall (information from bookseller's card).
Provenance
[Kff.5.17(02)] Edward Marsh's copy, interleaved, with extensive notes in his hand.
Binding
[Nd.1.2.01] Early 20th century green morocco half-binding, with green marbled paper covered boards, bound by Best & Co.
Binding
[Kff.5.17(02)] Early-mid 20th century red cloth, with gilt on brown leather lettering piece on spine, blank interleaves throughout text, bound with a copy of "1914 & other poems". Housed in ?late 20th century red morocco and cloth box, with gilt lettering.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.08, Kff.5.09, Kff.5.10] Ms. bookseller's notes.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.09] Ms. previous shelfmark in pencil.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.11] "A sonnet to Rupert Brooke" by Muriel Levi copied in ms. on front pastedown, with armorial design drawn on the free endpaper opposite, with the intials: "K. E. [?]S."
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.11] Ms. inscription: "To John. Wishing you always, the best of luck. Frank."
Copy-specific note
[Nd.1.2.01] Signature of Rupert Brooke pasted onto title-page, with ms. letter of Ruth Mary Brooke (Rupert Brooke's mother) to Eugen Millington Drake pasted onto front endpaper, giving the signature now affixed to the title-page.
Copy-specific note
[Nd.1.2.01] Ms. previous shelfmark in pencil.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.17(02)] Loose typed bookseller's card, discussing the provenance of this item.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.13a] Imperfect: wanting the frontispiece.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Emily former owner.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 former owner.
Added entry--name
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886 - 1967 former owner.
Added entry--name
Moseley, W. Howard, 1941 - 2005 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Brooke, Ruth Mary, ? - 1930 correspondent.
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Hassall, Christopher, 1912 - 1963 former owner.
Added entry--name
Marsh, Edward Howard, 1872 - 1953 former owner.
Added entry--name
Sidgwick & Jackson publisher.
Added entry--name
Eton College School Library former owner.
Added entry--name
Best & Co. binder.
Added entry--name
G. F. Sims bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bertram Rota Ltd. bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B31332