Dispersal Point and Other Air Poems, John Pudney — 1st Edition

£18.30

Dispersal Point and Other Air Poems, John Pudney — 1st Edition

Name: Dispersal Point and Other Air Poems, John Pudney — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6893
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Publication: London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1942

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 32.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book is tightly bound in its original cream paper-covered boards with blue lettering, which remain firm and structurally sound despite some mild age-toning to the extremities and slight softening at the spine ends. The original, striking dust jacket is present and largely intact, exhibiting moderate overall age-darkening, surface rubbing, and minor edge-wear, with a few small, closed nicks along the top and bottom edges, though it remains highly presentable and unclipped. Internally, the text block is bright and clean, free from any major blemishes, foxing, or internal wear, with the hinges completely sound, making this a well-preserved wartime survival.

Catalogue Note: This copy is a 1942 early reprint, issued in the same year as the true first edition. It retains its distinctive original dust jacket featuring an abstract aviation eye motif. As a wartime production, early printings in this state and with the fragile jacket intact are uncommon on the open market, as many were circulated heavily among service members or subjected to wartime paper drives.

A deeply moving and historically resonant collection of wartime aviation poetry, Dispersal Point captures the spirit, sacrifice, and poignant reality of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Written by John Pudney, an RAF officer himself, the volume includes the iconic and widely anthologised poem "For Johnny," standing as one of the most significant poetic works to emerge from the British wartime experience.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: John Pudney

Book Publisher: John Lane the Bodley Head

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Poetry

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 32

Book Publication Year: 1942

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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