Lieutenant Bilse (60 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The military novel suppressed by the German government. Red cloth with gilt titles and decorations on cover and spine. 301pp Introduction by Arnold White Frontispiece portrait & a summary of the court-martial.

Condition: New.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Some staining and shelf wear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Edition. Contoversial account of life in and around the German army in the late nineteenth century. 301pp. Third edition. Red cloth boards with heraldic decoration, faded to spine. Penciled inscription inside front board. 4cm closed tear to page 297. Pages edges have dust-spotting. Light foxing to margins of many pages. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Life in a Garrison Town. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. xvi, 301pp, frontispiece. With an introduction by Arnold White. A portrait & a summary of the Court-Martial. Original red decorated cloth gilt. Lightly marked covers. Internally a bookplate with a monogram from Abbotshill Galashiels. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Idioma: Francés. 18 x 13 cm. Novela realista de denuncia social que provocó uno de los mayores escándalos políticos y militares en el Imperio Alemán de principios del siglo XX. La obra desmitifica la supuesta infalibilidad y rectitud moral del ejército prusiano a través del retrato mordaz de la vida cotidiana en un puesto militar periférico. La historia se sitúa en Forbach, una pequeña, monótona e aislada ciudad guarnición cerca de la frontera franco-alemana en Alsacia-Lorena. En lugar de presentar a los oficiales como héroes patrióticos y disciplinados, Bilse expone un microcosmos dominado por el aburrimiento, la mezquindad y la corrupción moral. Páginas: 214.…

Hardcover. First Edition. 1904, 1st UK ed, hb, no dw, 8vo, in decorated red cloth, frontis. portrait of the author, a bit rubbed and with light foxing to outer leaves, near-vg. The novel, which portrays the German army as cruel and debauched, was suppressed by the government , and earned its author six months imprisonment and dismissal from the army.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is a firsthand account of life in a German garrison town at the turn of the 20th century. The author, a young officer in the German army, describes the daily routines and experiences of life in the barracks. He provides a unique perspective on military life and the culture of the time.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback (card covers). Condition: G++. 9th and Popular Edition. Fairly clean tight text is a bit dusty at ends and spotted at edges. Pictorial covers feature a soldier behind tree etc. Label saying book has been suppressed is chipped. Some spine wear and loss.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First English Edition. Written as a novel by a serving officer the characters and their degeneracy were so clearly identifyable that its publication in Germany led to the arrest, a court marshall and the imprisonment of its author for six months and his expulsion from the German army. The English edition makes 301 pages the last section of which comprises extracts from the court marshall proceedings against Lieutenant Bilse. Red cloth covers with bright black and gilt decoration. Light foxing to foredge.…

Conseil de guerre de Metz (33e diovision) seul compte rendu officiel des débats des 9, 10 et 11 novembre 1903. Broché. 247 pages.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is a firsthand account of life in a German garrison town at the turn of the 20th century. The author, a young officer in the German army, describes the daily routines and experiences of life in the barracks. He provides a unique perspective on military life and the culture of the time.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Librairie universelle populaire, 1904. In12 relié demi basane brune de 244 pages. Dos à nerfs à titre doré. Couverture conservée. Bon état.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Aceptable. Paris. Lib. Populaire Universelle. Imp. E. Kapp. 1904. 18x11 cm. 214 págs. 1 h. índice. Texto en francés. Encuadernado en Holandesa piel. # literatura.

Cartonné. Condition: Moyen. 286 pages - cartonnage amateur - coins et coiffes rognés - en voie de debrochage - ouvrage peu courant mais en etat limite - devra etre restauré.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Pub by John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914, stated 10th edition. NOT exLib. VG-minus or better cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Red cloth over bds w/ worn white lettering on front cover, & faded printing on spine. Light soiling & light wear to exterior. Hinges slightly tender but holding very well. 301pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG- or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.…

E. Stern 1904 broché in-octavo, dos crème avec des manques de papier, couverture illustrée sur le recto et le sur le verso par E. Stern, long papier, 247 pages, 1904 à Paris Librairie Populaire Universelle, Roman de moeurs militaires, conseil de guerre de Metz - affaire Bilse ( trentre-troisième division ), seul compte rendu officiel des débats des 9, 10 et 11 novembre 1903 - ouvrage saisi et interdit en Allemagne - état moyen.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Edition. First impression of the true first UK edition. Published during the early years of 20th Century. With a photographic frontispiece showing Lieutenant Blise. ***Very good in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and borders to the spine and gilt titles and decoration to the front board. The gilt on the spine has dulled with age but the gilt on the front board is nice and bright. The spine has browned somewhat with age and handling. The head and tail of the spine are slightly creased and frayed. Corners fairly sharp. The cloth of the boards is slightly rippled on the front board near to the spine, and is marked on the back board. Internally very good with hardly any foxing. Interior pages clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. No dustwrapper. ***195 mm x 135 mm. 301 pages, plus a two-page publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. ***'Fritz Oswald Bilse (born March 31, 1878 in Kirn, Rhine Province, died 1951 in Eberswalde, Brandenburg ) was a German writer and lieutenant in the Prussian army. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Fritz von der Kyrburg and Fritz Wernthal. He became famous in 1903 with the military critical novel "From a Small Garrison Town". The novel, in which Lieutenant Bilse targets the customs of the garrison and the Prussian-German military, became a scandalous success. Bilse's military background is of direct importance to the genesis of the book. Bilse usually did not develop a good relationship with his superiors or his comrades: "The thoughtful young man becomes a critic of the army. Instead of becoming a member of the officers' corps, he takes on the role of a distant observer. In his company commander he finds a fatherly friend with whom he can discuss ideas about reforming the army. But he openly denies his commander the respect and incurs a number of disciplinary punishments." During a temporary dismissal in 1902, the novel From a Small Garrison was also written. In November 1903 a court martial took place in Metz. Bilse was found guilty of insulting his superiors and other senior officers, dishonorable discharge from the army and sentenced to six months in prison. His novel should be "withdrawn from circulation, the printing blocks destroyed". The ban does not seem to have lasted, however, as the 150th thousand of the book appeared in Braunschweig as early as 1904. The disclosure of appalling grievances in the army was discussed in the Reichstag , and even the emperor reacted with a secret decree "to all commanding generals with the instruction to pay attention to conditions like Bilse described them in their associations and to deal with them with even greater zeal. To guard morale and discipline in their troops". Bilse had suddenly become famous: from then on he was considered the enfant terrible of the German army. The novel was highly traded abroad, initially in France. As early as 1904, an English translation appeared with a protocol of the trial in the appendix as well as an introduction and a foreword in which the German-American writer Theodore Dreiser praised Bilse as a great realist. [Wiki] ***First impression of the true first edition, in nice original condition - published before the First World War. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***.…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R100066830: 1904. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Papier jauni. XXIV+244 pages - dos absent, ouvrage désolidarisé - plats jaunis, rousseurs - déchirures et manque sur les plats - petite annotation à l'encre sur le 1er plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 355.021-Militaria. …

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO80031539: 1904. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 244 pages. Manque la moitié du 1er plat de couverture. Manques sur le dos. Manques sur les bords du 2nd plat de couverture. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320098410: 1904. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 244 pages - Plats jaspés - Plats desolidarisé. . . . Classification Dewey : 355.021-Militaria.