{"product_id":"halfway-house-a-miscellany-of-new-poems-edmund-blunden-1st-edition","title":"Halfway House: A Miscellany of New Poems, Edmund Blunden — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1932\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [x], 95.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. Bound in the publisher's original ochre cloth with a printed paper title label to the spine, the binding remains tight and square. It is a highly presentable copy, exhibiting only light shelf-wear to the extremities and a touch of gentle fading to the spine panel, while the paper label remains fully intact and legible. The text block's untrimmed edges are naturally age-toned but clean. Internally, the hinges are sound and the pages remain bright and crisp. There is some light, scattered foxing, primarily confined to the endpapers and preliminary leaves. A neat, contemporary previous ownership signature in ink, dated 'Jan. 1936', is present on the front free endpaper. Overall, a handsome and well-preserved surviving copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first trade edition of Edmund Blunden's \u003ci\u003eHalfway House: A Miscellany of New Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Issued alongside a highly limited signed buckram edition of just 70 copies, this standard trade issue is distinctively presented in orange-brown cloth with a paper spine label and pleasingly untrimmed, deckled edges. The handsome typography was set and printed by The Shenval Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present copy bears the contemporary ink signature of one Daphne L. Whiteway, dated January 1936, adding a charming touch of pre-war provenance. True first trade editions of this collection have become somewhat uncommon on the open market, and they are particularly scarce when found in such a bright state, having avoided the heavy spine sunning or profound foxing that often afflicts this title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/b\u003e A reflective and poignant collection of verse by the acclaimed English poet, critic, and First World War veteran, Edmund Blunden (1896–1974). Following his harrowing experiences on the Western Front, which he immortalised in his classic prose memoir \u003ci\u003eUndertones of War, \u003c\/i\u003eBlunden's subsequent poetry often grappled with the profound contrast between the serene beauty of the English countryside and the lingering trauma of conflict. \u003ci\u003eHalfway House\u003c\/i\u003e captures Blunden during a transitional period of his life, blending his characteristic Georgian pastoralism and deep appreciation for nature with a melancholic awareness of time's passage. The collection demonstrates his formal mastery and restrained, elegiac voice, cementing his reputation as one of the most sensitive and enduring poets of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54618927989075,"sku":"5147","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_133124.jpg?v=1787045254","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/halfway-house-a-miscellany-of-new-poems-edmund-blunden-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}