G. O. Warren [Gretchen Osgood Warren] — The Sword

London, B. H. Blackwell, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first UK edition of American actress and singer Gretchen Osgood Warren's charming early 20th century poetry collection. The first UK edition of this work, which was first published earlier in the same year in the US, and is very scarce in all edition.With an inscription from the author, American actress, singer, and poet Gretchen Osgood Warren to the front free endpaper, addressed 'To Caroline [..] in memory of her great kindness to the author Gretchen Warren, Dec 1895', and with a further indistinguishable inscription from the author to the verso of this leaf.A wonderful collection of over forty short miscellaneous poems, including fourteen 'poems of the war', penned between 1914 and 1918. Former owner's inscription of R. L. H. Emerson, dated July 23, 1943, to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Inscriptions to front pastedown and recto and verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly binding lightly strained. Pages bright, with spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .