THE SOLDIER - A POEM

Conrad Aiken

Published by Editions Poetry London, London, 1946

About this Item

In 1930 Conrad Aiken was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Selected Poems.***Very good in dark tan boards with gilt titles to spine. Lower corners and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Slight foxing to front and rear pastedowns and front free endpaper. Small period "Collet's bookshop, Charing Cross Road, London" booksellers label to bottom corner of front pastedown. Contemporaneous, neat gift inscription in ink pen to recto of front free endpaper. All pages clean. Spine tight. In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper which is square price-clipped with tiny tear to bottom outer edge of front wrapper. Small closed tear to bottom of rear wrapper. Edges of dustwrapper slightly rubbed, nicked and creased. Front panel of dustwrapper slightly marked. Back panel of dustwrapper slightly discoloured (being matt white background). Not faded. ***40 pages including notes. 190 mm x 126 mm.***'The Soldier is not a war-poem in the popular sense, but a long philosophical poem of a much more lasting value. 'The Soldier' of the poem becomes an almost mythological figure; he is the soldier of all time, of every time and place, an historical figure, and Mr. Aiken is concerned with his world-wide and age-old significance. This he explores, by reference and allusion, in the most lucid and harmonious lyrical verse. ***'Conrad Aiken has a reputation in the United States as one of their most promising and excellent poets, and it is time he had a reputation as great here. Most of his poetry has big themes - he has written little occasional verse - and he was, as early as Eliot, exploiting the same ground in his own way and with equal effectiveness. ***The Soldier is an important poem; thoughtful; musical; and beautifully constructed.' (Blurb from inside front jacket flap).***A scarce, slim and fragile Poetry London post-war book, complete in its original dustwrapper.***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SOLDIER - A POEM
• Publisher: Editions Poetry London, London
• Publication Date: 1946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Editions
  • Poetry London
  • Literature