DRAWING FIRE: THE DIARY OF A GREAT WAR SOLDIER AND ARTIST

Private Len Smith

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Collins, London, 2009

0007313845 / 9780007313846

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First World War diary, full of colour and black & white sketches by an accredited War Artist, published for the first time after being discovered amongst family papers by his nephew David Mason. True first edition with full number string sequence including the number "1" on the publication page: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. ***Colour and black & white illustrations throughout. ***Near fine in dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Dark red front and rear end-papers and paste-downs. No inscriptions. Spine tight. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Pages clean and bright. (N.B. The slight "foxing" effect one can see in the margins of the interior pages in the scan is where the original diary has been photographed, and is not actual foxing in the published book). Printed on quality heavyweight paper. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of £20. No tears. No fading. Front and back covers and spine bright. ***383 pages including appendix of letters to rear. 248 mm x 160 mm. ***'Len Smith joined the City of London Regiment on his 23rd birthday in September 1914, and fought in some of the bloodiest battles of the First World War- at Loos and Vimy Ridge - before being drafted as an observer and becoming an accredited War Artist.' (Quote from inside back flap of dustwrapper blurb). ***'In reading this diary it will be well to remember that it has with definitive reason not been embellished or altered in any way from the original scrawl in an old French notebook. ---'I preferred to retain a faithful copy of the diary as written on the spot - "the spot" being sometimes sordid, noisy, terrifying, wretched and utterly uncongenial to clear thought and orderly writing.' (Quote from inside front flap of dustwrapper blurb). ***'The horrors of war in the trenches are brought to life with a rare immediacy and power through the diary of soldier and artist Len Smith. Living through battles such as those at Loos and Vimy Ridge, Len survives with a mixture of whimsical humour, bravery and sheer good luck. Len's colour sketches of the people and places he encountered create an extraordinary intimacy and tremendous sense of being at his side during this experiences.' (Quote from back of dustwrapper blurb) ***An incredibly packed, detailed, profusely illustrated First World War diary, written and illustrated by a solider and official War Artist. *** 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. ***Please note that this is a heavy book and will incur extra postage.

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Titre
DRAWING FIRE: THE DIARY OF A GREAT WAR SOLDIER AND ARTIST
Auteur
Private Len Smith
Éditeur
Collins, London
Année de publication
2009
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Near Fine
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0007313845
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780007313846
Illustrateur
Private Len Smith (War Artist)
Édition
First Edition
Impression
First Impression
Poids de l'article
1,1 kilogramme
Catalogues du vendeur
History & Military, The Arts, World War One (First World War)

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