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The Letters of Major Howard W. Beal, Headquarters First Division Medical Department, Killed in action July 18, 1918. 1st Ed., ix+75pp. Paris: J.R.E. Guild, Printer. 1926  #66036
[HLMainPic] Rare memorial, based on the letters he wrote to his wife, of a surgeon with the American Expeditionary Force, attached to the 6th Field Artillery regiment, describing his experiences in & out of the line until shortly before his death in action (when he, with some others, was killed by an aerial bomb). Also contains a short memoir of the subject. Printed in Paris in a private edition of 100 copies "for relatives & friends." Beal is buried in the American Cemetery at Suresnes. Rebound in good quality qtr. calf over brown cloth boards with black leather lettering label to sp. See illustrations on our website.   £120

     




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