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Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) and Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) both wrote poetry during the First World War, in which both died. This book was issued with the poems of each poet printed back-to-back. The book is designed to be flipped on the short edge through 180 degrees. The poems of Brooke are printed on 4 pages and those of Owen on 11 pages; the first page of Owen is a quotation: My subject is war, and the pity of war. The poetry is in the pity.

This back-to-back edition was published after a single volume edition of poems by Wilfred Owen.

The code applied to this book contains the first letters of the names of each poet, Brooke first. The same code is applied to the entry for the entry on Wilfred Owen with Rupert Brooke, on these pages.


(Last updated on 6/11/2020)



SBP-BRO-OWE1: First impression

Publisher: J.L. Carr at 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: ?

ISBN: (0900847875)

Size: 121 x 96 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: one

Binding: printed glossy white card covers

Paper: white

Illustrations: none within

Editor: (J.L. Carr)

Cover artist: (J.L. Carr)

Internal Illustrations: none

Number in series: none given

Colophon: none

Telephone number: none

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: none

Printed by: G. Smith (Thrapston) Ltd. of Northampton-shire

Content: Short biography of Brooke; lines from 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester'. Poems: The Soldier; The Dead; The Dead (as two ttles); 1914.

Notes: This was published back to back with the poems of Wilfred Owen. It was issued in a Mini-Poets series.

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Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


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First page of text in Owen section




SBP-BRO-OWE2/3/4: Second/third/fourth impression?

Publisher: J.L. Carr at 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: 198?

ISBN: (0900847875)

Size: 127 x 90 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: two

Binding: orange matt printed card covers

Paper: red

Illustrations: none

Editor: (J.L. Carr)

Cover artist: (J.L. Carr)

Internal illustrations: none

Number in series: none given

Colophon: none

Telephone number: none

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: none

Printed by: none stated

Content: Brief biography of Brooke; lines from 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester'. Poems: The Dead; The Dead; The Dead; (as three titles); 1914

Notes: This was published back to back with the poems of Wilfred Owen.

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Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


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Inside front cover (click to enlarge)




SBP-BRO-OWE3/4/5:Third/fourth/fifth impressions

Publisher:

Year: 19?

ISBN: None

Size: xxx x xx mm

Pages: 16

Staples:

Binding:

Paper: white

Illustrations: none within

Editor: (J.L. Carr)

Cover artist:

Internal illustrations: none

Number in series: none given

Colophon:

Telephone number:

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: xx

Printed by:

Content:

Notes:

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Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


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Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)




SBP-BRO-OWE6: Sixth impression?

Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: 198?

ISBN: None

Size: 129 x 92 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: two

Binding: orange matt printed card covers

Paper: red

Illustrations: none

Editor: (J.L. Carr)

Cover artist: (J.L. Carr)

Internal illustrations: none

Number in series: 7

Colophon: none
Teephone number: (0536) 514995

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: none

Printed by: not stated

Content: Brief biography of Brooke; lines from 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester'. Poems: The Soldier; The Dead; The Dead; 1914

Notes: This was published back to back with the poems of Wilfred Owen. The number 7 was applied retrospectively, but the back-to-back edition was not early, because Carr had first published a single poet edition of the poems of Wilfred Owen.

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Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


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First page of text in Owen section