Herbert Read - Naked Warriors, 1919, Author Signature

Publisher: Art & Letters, London

Publication Date: 1919

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

First edition, first impression, of the author's second book, a collection of poetry and prose based on his experiences during the First World War. Octavo. Original paper-covered, stiff boards, red titles, pp. 59.

Covers lightly soiled and a bit battered with splitting to the paper covering and chips to the spine tips. The inside of the upper cover is stained.

The contents are clean, free from foxing or spotting.

At the half-title a previous owner has pasted in the autograph signature of the author - it appears to be a cut from another book-page.

A scarce volume of World War I poetry - particularly with the autograph. The author was commissioned in January 1915, and received both the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service order (DSO) "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" in 1918.