Author: Rupert Brooke; Geoffrey Keynes
Title: Democracy of the Arts
Description: London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this previously unpublished essay by Rupert Brooke, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Written in 1910, this essay was delivered to the University Fabian Society while Brooke was an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge. It raises the problem of the creative artist under socialism in a time when the structure of society was being transformed by the Fabians of Brooke's generation. Written by Rupert Brooke, an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War. With a preface by Sir Geoffrey Keynes, a British surgeon and author. In the original dark green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear. Sunning to the spine and boards. Two 1" closed tears to the front panel with sympathetic repairs to the internal side with brown paper tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Democracy Arts Fabians Socialism Arts Keynes None


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