With the British on the Somme. (INSCRIBED)

W.BEACH THOMAS

Verlag: Methuen, London, 1917

Beschreibung

First Edition (first printing) - a presentation copy inscribed: "From the author, with vivid memories of much hospitality. W.Beach Thomas Oct 16 1919". 8vo. 285pp + xxxi publisher's catalogue. Red cloth lettered and decorated in gold at the spine and in blind at the upper board. Cloth considerably marked and a little worn at corners, yet really quite a crisp and bright copy internally (although the paper used for the publisher's catalogue is of significantly inferior stock to the rest). Beach Thomas' oddly uncommon account of his wartime experiences: he reported for the 'Daily Mail' and at the outset of the war, when Kitchener was opposed to the presence of journalists at the front, was one of several who managed to reach the front lines in Belgium where he was discovered and imprisoned by the British Army, an episode he described as "the longest walking tour of my life, and the queerest". Following his release he continued to report for the 'Daily Mail' and 'Daily Mirror', his subsequent reportage receiving national recognition. Extremely uncommon, and much more so with the author's inscription. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ARC91430

Bibliografische Details

Titel: With the British on the Somme. (INSCRIBED)

Verlag: Methuen, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1917

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition