"In Flanders Fields," the iconic poem which gives its title to this collection of poems and selected prose, is one of Canada's - and the world's - best known poems of the Great War. It was written in 1915 by Canadian John McCrae, an artillery man, poet, and medical doctor, upon the death of a friend and fellow soldier during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. This is a faithful reissue of the Canadian first edition of McCrae's writings, originally issued by his friends in 1919 in his honour and memory. It includes the best ...
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"In Flanders Fields," the iconic poem which gives its title to this collection of poems and selected prose, is one of Canada's - and the world's - best known poems of the Great War. It was written in 1915 by Canadian John McCrae, an artillery man, poet, and medical doctor, upon the death of a friend and fellow soldier during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. This is a faithful reissue of the Canadian first edition of McCrae's writings, originally issued by his friends in 1919 in his honour and memory. It includes the best of his poetry and selections of his letters from the front lines together with a thoughtful essay of appreciation by his friend and fellow medical officer, Sir Andrew Macphail.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Third impression. 8vo. Cloth. 141 p. Frontispiece photograph of McRae. Facsimile reprint of handwritten draft of In Flanders Fields. The collected poems of John McCrae, accompanied by "An Essay in Character, " a biographical tribute to McCrae by Sir Andrew McPhail. Tissue guard covers frontispiece. Edgewear. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Near fine.
Add this copy of In Flanders Fields and Other Poems to cart. $650.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1919 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First American edition, issued simultaneously with the Canadian edition. Frontispiece photograph of John McCrae, as well as a facsimile reprint of the handwritten draft of "In Flanders Fields." Gilt-stamped blue cloth, topedge gilt. Fine in very good internally tape repaired dust jacket with a long creased tear on the rear panel, but not very noticeable. An important collection of WWI poems.