Collected Verse of Robert Service (Two-Volume Set)

Collected Verse of Robert Service (Two-Volume Set)

$35.00 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Robert Service
Binding: Hardback
Published: Ernest Benn Ltd; London, 1960

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped, worn with minor damage - within mylar. 
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings

This two-volume set in the poetry genre presents the complete verse of Robert Service, chronicling frontier life, war, and human resilience with rhythmic force and vivid imagery. Service commands attention with ballads that illustrate the grit and grandeur of the Yukon, the emotional toll of World War I, and the eccentricities of everyday characters. His poems argue for the enduring power of narrative verse to capture both myth and reality, blending humor, pathos, and moral reflection. The collection includes iconic works such as “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” anchoring Service’s reputation as the Bard of the North.

Reviews

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
Description

Author: Robert Service
Binding: Hardback
Published: Ernest Benn Ltd; London, 1960

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped, worn with minor damage - within mylar. 
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings

This two-volume set in the poetry genre presents the complete verse of Robert Service, chronicling frontier life, war, and human resilience with rhythmic force and vivid imagery. Service commands attention with ballads that illustrate the grit and grandeur of the Yukon, the emotional toll of World War I, and the eccentricities of everyday characters. His poems argue for the enduring power of narrative verse to capture both myth and reality, blending humor, pathos, and moral reflection. The collection includes iconic works such as “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” anchoring Service’s reputation as the Bard of the North.