Poems. With an introduction by Siegfried Sassoon.

OWEN, Wilfred.

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1920

About this Item

First edition, first impression. Large 8vo. Original publishers red cloth with paper-label to spine. xii, pp 33. Complete with half-title; frontispiece photographic portrait of Owen in uniform, printed in sepia, with the tissue guard present; title-page; introduction by Siegfried Sassoon; short preface by Owen; contents; second half-title; printer's name on reverse of p. 33. Deckled edges. End papers tanned Sunning to spine and onto the covers. Edges bumped. Cloth slightly warped on cover. Mild soiling to boards Rear hinge exposed Title label chipped Head and tail cap chipped Tissue guard browned - offset on photogravure exposed inner hinge in places Internally an excellent copy. The quality of the paper was clearly of a high standard as the contents remain bright, clean and clear. First edition, first impression, of perhaps the greatest collection of First World War poetry. This slim volume, promoted and published by Sassoon after Owen's death and backed by Edith Sitwell, contains all Owen's best known poems, including "Dulce et decorum est", "Insensibility", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility" and "Strange Meeting".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems. With an introduction by Siegfried Sassoon.
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London
• Publication Date: 1920
• Binding: Original Red Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good