Shelfmark
Kff.5.12 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Kff.5.13 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
1914 and other poems / by Rupert Brooke.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915.
Physical description
[2], 64 p. : 20 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Additional leaf, printed on one side: "Unique first edition of Rupert Brooke's Poems issued by Double, Page & Co. in anticipation of getting the American Publication rights, Messrs. John Lane & Co. obtaining same from Mr. Brooke's executors, this edition was not regularly issued, eighty-seven copies were printed". Doubleday did not obtain the rights under this title. The poems wer first published in the US by John Lane as "Collected Poems".
Citation/references note
Keynes, 1964, 7
Provenance
[Kff.5.12, Kff.5.13] From the collection of Howard Moseley.
Provenance
[Kff.5.12] Ms. inscription: "Edelweiss Dyer, John Prescott, February 16th -".
Binding
[Kff.5.12] Early 20th century blue leather half-binding, with blue cloth covered boards, bound by Himebaugh & Browne.
Binding
[Kff.5.13] Loose leaves, housed in mid-late 20th century blue cloth folder, inside blue leather and cloth slipcase, with gilt fillets and lettering, made by James Macdonald Co.
Copy-specific note
[Kff.5.13] Two loose additional 'copyright printing' leaves.
Added entry--name
Dyer, Edelweiss former owner.
Added entry--name
Moseley, W. Howard, 1941 - 2005 former owner.
Added entry--name
Prescott, John former owner.
Added entry--name
Doubleday, Page & Company publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Himebaugh & Browne binder.
Added entry--name
James MacDonald Co. binder.
Added entry--place
United States New York. Garden City.
Identifier
B31347