Wally: His Cartoons of the A.E.F., Reprinted from "Stars & Stripes", the Official Newspaper of the A.E.F.

Wallgren, Pvt. Abian A., USMC

Verlag: Stars & Stripes Brest, France 1919

Beschreibung

52 pp. 44.5 x 18 cm. Paperback book contains about 52 pages of cartoons printed on newsprint, very brittle. Front cover covered by transparent plastic, spine repaired with brown plastic tape. Numerous dogears and chips on pages. Poor. Private Abian A. Wallgren, familiarly known as "Wally" Wallgren, worked as a cartoonist for the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Washington Post before the war. He served in France with the Fifth Marines of the First Division. Wallgren's cartoons appeared in every issue of The Stars and Stripes, poking fun at army life, satirizing the absurdity of army regulations, and highlighting the differences between the army brass and the frontline soldier. Numerous trips to the war front gave him material for his cartoons and first-hand experience about what soldiers considered humorous. His popular cartoons were collected in this book, published by the newspaper in early 1919. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8217

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Wally: His Cartoons of the A.E.F., Reprinted...

Verlag: Stars & Stripes Brest, France 1919

Einband: Soft cover