The Letters of Rupert Brooke
Brooke, Rupert edited by Sir Geoffrey Keynes
| Publication Date | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber and Faber, |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Condition | Very good copy in like dust jacket |
| SKU | 27284 |
| Notes | Blue boards with printed maroon label and gilt titles are very clean and neat. Dust jacket has hint of rubbing to the edges and is clean and bright tot he front but some what tanned to the spine. Small number of minor marks to back of dust jacket. Not price clipped. |
Description
Hardback. First edition. xv, 709pp. Substantial collection of letters by the poet Rupert Brooke from his school days to the days before his death in WWI. Also includes a number of letters by W. Dennis Browne describing Brooke’s last days and the aftermath of his death. Composer William Denis Browne was Brooke’s friend from Rugby and Cambridge and served with him in royal Naval division. He was killed not many months after Brooke. Editor Geoffrey Keyenes was Brooke’s friend and literary executor. 19 black and white illustrations.
