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BLUNDEN (Edmund)
De Bello Germanico: A Fragment of Trench History written in 1918 by the author of Undertones of War.
1st Ed., 83pp. Hawstead: G.A. Blunden.
1930
#63502
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Written ten years before 'Undertones of War' containing descriptions of his early war experiences at Festubert & Cuinchy in 1915, elegantly written but less flowery, and to some minds more appealing, than his classic memoirs (which depict the same events but are contrastingly different). Published here for the first time by Blunden's brother who explains: "The following manuscript having come into my possession, I decided to make it the opening number in my present Publishing experiment... we find 'Undertones' & 'De Bello Gemanico' in complete understanding with each other. While 'Undertones' has the mellowness of time & experience, this older story gives more attention to the very small detail which a young soldier was sure to notice..." Orig. paper covd. boards with labels to front & spine. Little chipped o/w VG & rare, one of just 250 copies printed (as well as 25 signed copies on special paper). This copy one of the unsigned edition, but curiously there is a loose leaf inserted bearing an inscription by Blunden: "David not producing his account of military concerns in his time is desired to receive this from his friend E.B. Times L.S. 17 iii 53." An unknown hand has added a pencil note: "Presentation to David Tylden-Wright TLS." See illustrations on our website.
£600
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