Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French
by Herbert Ward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 10" by 7". Herbert Ward. A first edition of this moving volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations by the author tipped in. A first edition of this moving and beautifully illustrated volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations tipped-in. Poilu is an informal term for a French infantry soldier, and in this volume the author skilfully depicts the French army as a family of soldiers. As he tells of his engagement with members of this family through anecdotes and encounters, Ward invites the reader to see the French as worthy allies by showing a respect for their bravery, endurance, and the goodness they retained despite great suffering. The illustrations, which are monochrome and colour, depict spoiled lands and soldiers standing alone. Ward began life as an adventurer, and fought alongside colonial explorer Henry Morton Stanley in the Congo and Sudan, and then later had a second career as a sculptor in Paris. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth grey binding over hard boards, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Eternally, lovely, with just a little light rubbing to the bottom edge of the front board. There is a chip in the wrap to the rear board, and a little loss to the rear extremity. There is also an inch-long closed tear to the wrap at the top edge of the front board. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854N42
- Title
- Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French
- Author
- Herbert Ward
- Illustrator
- Herbert Ward
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French Herbert Ward Colour Plates First Edition Herbert Ward
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...