LITHUANIA. A Drama in One Act.
Chicago: The Chicago Little Theatre, 1915. First Edition (& 1st printing). 12mo, original pictorial wrappers, sewn on spine. [48] pp. Cover design and tailpiece by C. Raymond Johnson. One of only 200 copies printed (see Geoffrey Keynes, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RUPERT BROOKE, 1964). Minor restoration to edges of the outer wrappers, very neatly and professionally done. A very attractive copy. RARE. Item #314311
¶ Printed to accompany the play's run at the theatre in October of 1915 - it was not performed in England until the following Spring. Brooke's POEMS [1911] and 1914 AND OTHER POEMS [posthumous, 1915] made his reputation as one of the key poets of the First World War.
Price (CAD): $250.00