[Edward Knoblock] — Cot 5

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1917. First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition collection of First World War poems by Edward Knoblock. In the publisher's original paper wraps. First edition. An very scarce copy of Edward Knoblock"s wartime poetry.Poems in the collection include: "Temporarily Insane," "The Staff Surgeon Speaks," "To the Wounded," "Night," "The Brand of Hell," among others. Edward Knoblock (1874-1945), born Edward Gustav Knoblauch, was an American-British playwright and novelist, well-known for his play Kismet (1911) and Milestones (1912), written in collaboration with Arnold Bennett. His career spanned London"s Edwardian theatre boom, the First World War, and early Hollywood. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, sound. French flap wraps fully disbound with slight loss to spine. Slight rubbing and bumping resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear and crease to head and tail of spine. Slight discolouration to wraps. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges strained in places, with binding materials slightly exposed but holding. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves with one or two spots to fore edge. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .