A "Temporary Gentleman" in France: Home Letters from an Officer in the New Army

Published by Cassell and Company, London, 1916

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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB

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188 pages of 190. Final text leaf missing. Original wrappers missing. Rough homemade card wrappers. Fairly heavy foxing to first couple and last couple of leafs. Some browning to pages throughout. NB: Final text leaf missing. A rough copy, lacking the final leaf of the conclusion. Contents: The First Letter; The First March; The Tale of a Tub; The Trenches at Last; A Dissertation on Mud; Taking Over on a Quiet Night; "What It's Like"; The Dug-Out; A Bombing Show; Over the Parapet; The Night Patrol; In Billets; Bombardment; The Day's Work; Tommy Dodd and Trench Routine; Stalking Snipers; An Artful Stunt; The Spirit of the Men; An Unhealthy Bit of Line; They Say-; The New Front Line; A Great Night's Work; The Coming Push; Front Line to Hospital; The Push and After; Blighty; In Conclusion.; 12mo.

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Title
A "Temporary Gentleman" in France: Home Letters from an Officer in the New Army
Author
Foreword by Captain A. J. Dawson
Publisher
Cassell and Company, London
Publication year
1916
Condition
Poor
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket
Binding
Disbound
Edition
First Edition.

Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB

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