Poems of the Aftermath

Published by Privately Printed, Boston, 1922

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An exceptionally scarce privately printed first edition of Richardson"s post-WWI poetry cycle, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding.First edition.An exceptionally scarce copy of this work, with just two copies held institutionally at the Hathi Trust Digital Library and the University of East Anglia Library.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "To Dr. Catharine Branick, With the regards of the author, O. R."A scarce privately issued post-WWI poetry collection by Boston writer and lecturer Oscar Richardson, divided into six sections: War and Peace, Self Determination, Portraits, Meditations, Nature, and Our Crisis. The poems respond to the emotional and moral aftermath of the Great War, with titles including: "The Return of the Yankee Division," The Vision of Armistice," "The Shamrock," "A Clergyman," "The Heavenward Way," and "Grip and Goblin," to name a few. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in slight loss to cloth at extremities and joints. Rubbing to spine. Discolouration to spine label. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight rubbing to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned. Good.…

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Title
Poems of the Aftermath
Author
O. R. [Oscar Richardson]
Publisher
Privately Printed, Boston
Publication year
1922
Condition
Good
Signed
signed by author
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
8" by 5/5"

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