{"product_id":"retreat-edmund-blunden-1st-edition","title":"Retreat, Edmund Blunden — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1928\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book is bound in its original terracotta cloth with a printed paper title label to the upper spine; the cloth remains sharp, clean, and bright, while the spine label shows only minor, uniform toning and a touch of light rubbing at the head. The binding is square, tight, and sound. The deckle-edged textblock exhibits moderate foxing and spotting which is primarily concentrated on the endpapers, preliminary leaves, and title page, though the main body of text remains largely clear and highly legible. Overall, it presents as a firm, respectable copy, offered without the dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the first trade edition of Edmund Blunden's post-war poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eRetreat\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1928 following the immense success of his Hawthornden Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd and Other Poems of Peace and War\u003c\/i\u003e. Deeply affected by his experiences in the First World War, Blunden continued to explore themes of nature, memory, and pastoral nostalgia throughout his poetry, and this volume beautifully captures the quiet reflection characteristic of his inter-war output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features an uncut fore-edge and bottom edge, characteristic of Cobden-Sanderson's elegant and traditional printing style, and bears the printed dedication \"To Three I Love Mary Clare and John.\" While the publisher also issued a signed limited edition of 112 copies alongside this publication, this specific copy represents the standard trade issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRetreat\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed poet and First World War veteran Edmund Blunden offers a contemplative collection of verse that seeks solace in the English countryside and the enduring rhythms of nature. Published during the inter-war period, the poems reflect a quiet withdrawal from the trauma of the trenches, replacing the devastation of conflict with pastoral beauty and introspective elegy. With his characteristic Georgian lyricism, Blunden captures the profound longing for peace and the healing power of the natural world, cementing his place as a leading voice among the war poets who survived.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54618920878419,"sku":"5146","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_133020.jpg?v=1787045217","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/retreat-edmund-blunden-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}