Songs of a Soldier

1931, first edition of American Great poetry from William V V Stephens

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Printing Details

First US edition. Hardback, bound with cloth spine and pebbled boards. 20 × 14cm, 81pp.

A collection of American Great War poetry from poet William V V Stephens who served with the US 11th Engineers, and which the introduction describes as a mixture of humour, powerful rhythm and biting satire, and a soldier turned poet who despite "hating the war, cursing its filth, blood, and degradation, finds a rollicking son, and describes scenes of heroism and beauty".

Condition

Good condition for age The inner binding is pulled at the title page. The boards a bit rubbed and bumped.