Satirical Poems (Sassoon)
by Sassoon, Siegfried
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (reasonable but soiling and chipped, in protective sleeve); blue boards (mild sunning), gi
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1926. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (reasonable but soiling and chipped, in protective sleeve); blue boards (mild sunning), gilt cover & spine titling bright; text block firm, untrimmed pages unmarked.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Siegfried Sassoon, CBE, MC (1886 Ð 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his ""Soldier's Declaration"" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a mental hospital; this resulted in his forming a friendship with Wilfred Owen, who was greatly influenced by him. Sassoon later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132185
- Title
- Satirical Poems (Sassoon)
- Author
- Sassoon, Siegfried
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (reasonable but soiling and chipped, in protective sleeve); blue boards (mild sunning), gi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 61
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, poetry, war poets, Sassoon, Georgian poets
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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