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1914 and Other Poems by (Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry) Brooke, Rupert - 1915

by (Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry) Brooke, Rupert

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1914 and Other Poems by (Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry) Brooke, Rupert - 1915

1914 and Other Poems

by (Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry) Brooke, Rupert

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London: Sidgwick & Jackson [Printed at the Complete Press, West Norwood], 1915. First edition of the poet's posthumous second book. Photogravure frontispiece portrait in profile view by Sherril Schell. 63 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Original blue cloth, printed spine label, extra label tipped in at back. Wear to head of spine, some rubbing to boards, very good. First edition of the poet's posthumous second book. Photogravure frontispiece portrait in profile view by Sherril Schell. 63 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Shackleton's copy. Shackleton's copy of Rupert Brooke's landmark collection, gifted to him shortly after the rescue of the crew of the Endurance. A gift inscription on the front free endpaper reads, "Ernest Shackleton/from/A. Martinez-Inez?/Montevideo/Oct 6, 1916", and the explorer's ownership signature appears on the back of the frontispiece.

Shackleton was in Montevideo recovering from the long ordeal of his Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition, a planned attempt to make a land crossing of Antarctica, which would be the last great undertaking of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Shackleton not only failed to cross the continent, he didn't even reach the mainland. Instead, the party watched helplessly from an ice-floe as their ship was crushed by the ice. It was here that Shackleton "showed his supreme qualities of leadership. With five companions he made a voyage of 800 miles in a 22-foot boat through some of the stormiest seas in the world, crossed the unknown lofty interior of South Georgia, and reached a Norwegian whaling station on the north coast. After three attempts Shackleton succeeded (30 August 1916) in rescuing the rest of the Endurance party and bringing them to South America" (ODNB); not a single man was lost. Shackleton remained in South America where he and his crew were feted-- and where this copy of Brooke's poems was presented to him-- until departing in late October 1916 to rescue the stranded crew of the Auorora, the second ship involved in the expedition. Keynes 6; Hayward, English Poetry, 32; NCBEL, IV, p. 241. Provenance: Sir Ernest Shackleton (gift inscription on f.f.e.p., ownership signature to reverse of frontispiece); Granville Terry Nicholson (bookplate)
  • Bookseller James Cummins Bookseller US (US)
  • Format/Binding Photogravure frontispiece portrait in profile view by Sherril Schell. 63 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo
  • Book Condition Used - Original blue cloth, printed spine label, extra label tipped in at back. Wear to head of spine, some rubbing to boards, very goo
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  • Edition First edition of the poet's posthumous second book
  • Publisher Sidgwick & Jackson [Printed at the Complete Press, West Norwood]
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1915
  • Keywords Poetry | British | World War I | Antarctic

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1914 and Other Poems

1914 and Other Poems

by (Rupert) Brooke

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London: Faber and Faber, 1944. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. Sixth impression. Obviously made with wartime paper supplies The jacket of the spine is somewhat browned but overall still a very presentable copy. Size: Small Octavo. Category: Poetry; .
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