[No place]: (Privately Printed), [no date - 1941].
Price: $1,500.00
Softcover. First edition. Mimeographed sheets in mimeographed bradbound wrappers. 11pp. Slight age-toning, else about fine. A poem written about a true incident in WWII during which a British Merchant ship sacrificed itself to save a larger convoy. Apparently privately printed by Fowler, and distributed to his friends, this was later published as a book, and became one of the most beloved poems of WWII. This copy Inscribed in pencil by Fowler to friend and fellow author Charles Lederer: "To Bonnie Prince Charlie From Gene." Lederer was a highly successful playwright and screenwriter whose credits include *Kismet* and *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.* A rarity, this privately printed issue is virtually impossible to find. Ex-Carter Burden.
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