RICHARDSON, Anthony. Word of the Earth
RICHARDSON, Anthony. Word of the Earth. London: Heinemann. 1923. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s purple cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by Aubrey Hammond. A near fine copy, the cloth clean, the backstrip slightly faded, the binding tight and square. The contents clean and fine, without stamps, inscriptions, or foxing. The dust jacket priced 7/6 net to the spine, a little faded at spine with some minor rubbing and tiny nicks to the corners and spine tips, other areas a trifle dulled, but a handsome and rare survivor.
The debut novel from the London author who became best known for his World War Two poetry. Richardson served as an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Air Force and became known colloquially as ‘the RAF poet’. His two works of non-fiction, the latter a highly-rated account of Sir Basil Embry’s escape from occupied France, allowed him to focus on more poetry post-war. This earlier work is a novel very likely inspired by his days at Marlborough College and in the West Wiltshire Downs. Of equal note is the dust jacket designer; Aubrey Hammond, a member of The Savage Club and illustrator of many wonderful commercial posters, is best remembered for his dust jacket for Thea von Harbou’s Metropolis (1927).
RICHARDSON, Anthony. Word of the Earth. London: Heinemann. 1923. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s purple cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by Aubrey Hammond. A near fine copy, the cloth clean, the backstrip slightly faded, the binding tight and square. The contents clean and fine, without stamps, inscriptions, or foxing. The dust jacket priced 7/6 net to the spine, a little faded at spine with some minor rubbing and tiny nicks to the corners and spine tips, other areas a trifle dulled, but a handsome and rare survivor.
The debut novel from the London author who became best known for his World War Two poetry. Richardson served as an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Air Force and became known colloquially as ‘the RAF poet’. His two works of non-fiction, the latter a highly-rated account of Sir Basil Embry’s escape from occupied France, allowed him to focus on more poetry post-war. This earlier work is a novel very likely inspired by his days at Marlborough College and in the West Wiltshire Downs. Of equal note is the dust jacket designer; Aubrey Hammond, a member of The Savage Club and illustrator of many wonderful commercial posters, is best remembered for his dust jacket for Thea von Harbou’s Metropolis (1927).
RICHARDSON, Anthony. Word of the Earth. London: Heinemann. 1923. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s purple cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by Aubrey Hammond. A near fine copy, the cloth clean, the backstrip slightly faded, the binding tight and square. The contents clean and fine, without stamps, inscriptions, or foxing. The dust jacket priced 7/6 net to the spine, a little faded at spine with some minor rubbing and tiny nicks to the corners and spine tips, other areas a trifle dulled, but a handsome and rare survivor.
The debut novel from the London author who became best known for his World War Two poetry. Richardson served as an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Air Force and became known colloquially as ‘the RAF poet’. His two works of non-fiction, the latter a highly-rated account of Sir Basil Embry’s escape from occupied France, allowed him to focus on more poetry post-war. This earlier work is a novel very likely inspired by his days at Marlborough College and in the West Wiltshire Downs. Of equal note is the dust jacket designer; Aubrey Hammond, a member of The Savage Club and illustrator of many wonderful commercial posters, is best remembered for his dust jacket for Thea von Harbou’s Metropolis (1927).