"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht
The Five Nations.
London: Methuen and Co., 1903. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 215 [41]. Catalogue dated July 1903; with the misprint 'David' for 'Saul' on p.56. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt; others untrimmed. Armorial bookplate of Cyril Hamilton Aitken to front pastedown. Toning to endpapers, with spotting to facing leaves, preliminaries, and edges. Light wear to binding, with heavy sunning to spine. Very good. Item #59073
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