[Printed booklet with introduction by Winston Churchill; a bookplate by Gooden loosely inserted.] The Trumpeter of Saint George. An Engraving by Stephen Gooden A.R.A. with verses by G. Rostrevor Hamilton.

16pp., 8vo. Stapled, unpaginated pamphlet with five blank versos. In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Typed label laid down at head of reverse of first leaf: 'Issued by the Royal Society of St. George in W.W.W. London had been severely burned by incendiaries, the Guildhall and eight Wren churches destroyed. | Original contribution by Winston Churchill.' Circular reproduction of black and white engraving, somewhat in the style of a seventeenth-century emblem book, showing the trumpeter riding a carved lion on a globe overlooking a landscape. Churchill's introduction, on the reverse of the first leaf, is short and followed by a facsimile of his signature: 'Lift up your hearts. All will come right. Out of the depths of sorrow and sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind.' On the facing page is a photographic facsimile of a calligraphic autograph introduction by Gooden, dated July 1941, in which he explains that his print was 'originally issued sixteen years ago under a simple descriptive title', but that a friend 'has found a new name for it, & this little booklet is the result of his efforts - made because he discovered something in the print which symbolized the feelings, expressed by the poet, & in theh hope that others would share the experience.' Loosely inserted is an engraved bookplate, attributed to Gooden in pencil, depicting a shepherd in broad-brimmed hat seated on a rock, a sheep between his legs. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper.