Description
Signed first edition of More Verses by British Lt. Colonel Wingate Charlton, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II.
Twelvemo, [8]. 37pp. Red morocco, title in gilt on front cover. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light wear to spine, scattered foxing. Signed on the title page: “With best wishes from Wingate / 17 Feb 48.”
Lt. Colonel Wingate Charlton (1913-2007) received the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II, the highest honor for gallantry from the United States. On April 19, 1945, his tank unit took out numerous German positions near Hamburg, earning him the American honors. Throughout life, he was an accomplished poet and a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts.
