October And Other Poems with Occasional Verses on the War

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good-. 1920. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some edgewear and bumping to the spine ends and corners. The spine joints and and edges of the book covers have rubbing adn bits of paper lost . The covers are noticeably toned, especially the spine. The paper title lable has some ground-in dirt and toning as well. The text pages are clean and bright. "This miscellaneous volume is composed of three sections. The first twelve poems were written in 1913, and printed privately by Mr. Hornby in 1914...." "Robert Seymour Bridges, OM (23 October 1844 – 21 April 1930) was Britain's poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well-known hymns. It was through Bridges’ efforts that Gerard Manley Hopkins achieved posthumous fame." .