1st Edition 1929. 1st state with Sassoon poem present. The first issue, of which this copy is one, includes the short passage on p. 290 and a poem by Siegfried Sassoon on pages 341 to 343; these two sections were expurgated from all future printings. Per the bibliography, it is estimated that only about 100 copies were released containing these passages; now, almost 100 years after publication, these passage seem important to understanding the whole. With a "Dedicatory Epilogue to Laura Riding", Graves' lover at the time and credited to being his literary muse for this, and several other, works during the course of their relationship. Book is very good++ and bright.Contents good.