Edited virginia mayo (7 risultati)

HC. 223pp ISBN 1857533178 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 223 pp., illus., map.

ISBN 1-85753-317-8. Oblong Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Copy Two.

ISBN 1-85753-317-8. Oblong Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Copy One.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Reprinted Edition. The memoires of Harry Stinton, who served on the Western Front from 1915 to 1917. The daily routine is portrayed through secretly recorded notes and his own simple yet emotive colour paintings. 223 pages. 39 colour paintings and 2 maps. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 15.5 Cm x 20 Cm.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has a damp mark on the inside but still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Destined to be a star amongst memoirs of simple soldiers of the front line, Harry's War will astonish, chill, enrich and educate the mind of every reader; the text and paintings were not discovered until after his death. Harry volunteered for war and was, and had no desire to be a hero, but his daily battle duties entailed remarkable nerve and bravery. Not only did he volunteer for war, he chose to be trained as a 'bomber' and, by so doing, joined the 'suicide club' so termed because of the minimal life expectancy of those in the unit. The task was straightforward - train to hurl grenades at the enemy whilst they shot and threw grenades back at you. This was close-up war, you really could see the whites of your opponent's eyes! Harry survived the war, just; an arm injury ensured that he was in England when it ended. The modest style of his story denotes a man doing his duty for his country without question or complaint; his paintings are full of character but are also basic and naïve, though all the more pertinent for that. Harry's War is destined to be relived by a new generation! Harry's story lay untouched until his death in the 1960s. The original notebooks have been edited by Virginia Mayo, a published author and relative of Harry. Harry Stinton (illustratore).…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Oblong 8vo. Pp. 222. Colour frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with full-page colour plates, some halftones; artwork. Index. Illustrated endpapers. HARDCOVER, burgundy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. It was only after Stinton's death that his notebook was discovered. It contained 39 paintings by himself and the diary notes which he took during his service at the Western Front. Now, nearly forty years after the material was discovered it is published, for the first time, in a book form. An impressive production and a fascinating reading. P-3. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustratore).…