Memorial Verses to Lewis Masefield and Edward Rodd. /They were two friends, devoted, proven true...
John Masefield. [ink signature.]
[n.d., c.1945.]
Scarce letterpress broadside, signed by the author. Sheet 420 x 295mm (16½ x 11¾"). Creases & spotting, small tear in edge.
A poetic memorial by John Masefield (1878-1967, Poet Laureate 1930-67) to his son Lewis (1910-42), who was killed during the Second World War serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya.
[Ref: 53170] £320.00
[n.d., c.1945.]
Scarce letterpress broadside, signed by the author. Sheet 420 x 295mm (16½ x 11¾"). Creases & spotting, small tear in edge.
A poetic memorial by John Masefield (1878-1967, Poet Laureate 1930-67) to his son Lewis (1910-42), who was killed during the Second World War serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya.
[Ref: 53170] £320.00