WITH AN ALS
Swords and Ploughshares.
London.
Sidgwick & Jackson, 1915.
First edition.
8vo.
56pp, [8]. Original publisher's red cloth boards, with paper label to spine. Boards rubbed and marked, label chipped, internally bright and clean with an ALS from Drinkwater thanking Captain Mylne for his letter dated 1917 tipped to FFEP.
It is clear that Mylne's original note was a complimentary one by Drinkwater's response:
'My dear Captain Mylne,
Your letter has given me more pleasure than I can tell you; it is one of the most touching tributes that my poetry has ever had or that I could wish it to have. I could not say this more sincerely at whatever great length. I am very grateful to you'...
It is clear that Mylne's original note was a complimentary one by Drinkwater's response:
'My dear Captain Mylne,
Your letter has given me more pleasure than I can tell you; it is one of the most touching tributes that my poetry has ever had or that I could wish it to have. I could not say this more sincerely at whatever great length. I am very grateful to you'...
John Drinkwater (1882-1937) was an English poet, playwright, and critic. He is remembered best as a part of literary group the Dymock Poets, alongside contemporaries Robert Frost, Edward Thomas, and Rupert Brooke.
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref: 28732
