{"product_id":"war-letters-ivor-gurney-1st-edition","title":"War Letters, Ivor Gurney — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e Ashington and Manchester, Mid Northumberland Arts Group and Carcanet New Press, 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 271.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The publisher’s original black cloth boards remain sharp, rigid, and securely bound, indicating the volume has seen very little handling. The spine is uncreased and the gilt lettering remains brilliantly unoxidised and bright. Internally, the text block is square and entirely firm; the leaves are pleasingly crisp, devoid of any foxing, stains, or internal markings, exhibiting only the faintest whisper of uniform, age-appropriate toning to the extreme margins. The original, unclipped dust jacket is in superb condition, housed in a protective transparent sleeve; it retains deep, rich colouration across the panels with virtually no rubbing, suffering only the most microscopic trace of shelf-wear to the extreme upper edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true first edition, first printing of Ivor Gurney’s war correspondence, meticulously selected and edited by R. K. R. Thornton. The volume features a striking photographic frontispiece portrait of Gurney, alongside further photographic imagery on the rear panel of the dust jacket depicting the author in his Gloucestershire Regiment uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAs a true first edition hardback, this issue is increasingly uncommon on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile subsequent paperback reprints and heavily handled ex-library copies frequently surface, pristine hardbound examples retaining their original, unmarred dust jackets have become decidedly scarce, making this an excellent acquisition for collectors of First World War literature and 20th-century British poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eA poignant, immediate, and often devastating collection of correspondence, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eWar Letters\u003c\/i\u003e captures the unvarnished realities of the First World War through the eyes of the celebrated British poet and composer Ivor Gurney. Written from the trenches, hospitals, and training camps of Europe, these letters chart not only the physical horrors and mundane realities of military service but also the tragic, gradual unravelling of a uniquely brilliant mind. It stands as an intimately scaled companion to his musical and poetic legacies, offering profound insight into the human cost of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55426696675667,"sku":"6227","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261012_155005.jpg?v=1792159202","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/war-letters-ivor-gurney-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}