Counter-Attack and Other Poems

Sassoon, Siegfried

Published by New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918

About this Item

Octavo, brown boards with cover label lettered in brown; slightly soiled. First American edition, with an insightful introduction by Robert Nichols. A handsome copy of an antiwar classic signed by Sassoon on the title page. From the library of Lois Walcott Kellogg Jessup, with the noted philanthropist's ownership signature and scattered notations. Lois Jessup (1898-1986) worked tirelessly for the American Friends Service Committee, the U.S. Children's Bureau (preparing reports on children in Europe during Second World War, and the United Nations, advocating for women's rights around the world. She married Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and veteran U. S. diplomat, credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. A scarce work with a distinguished provenance. Seller Inventory # ABE-16312014683

Bibliographic Details

Title: Counter-Attack and Other Poems

Publisher: New York: E. P. Dutton & Company

Publication Date: 1918

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition