Niles John Jack (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 228pp, music scores and occasional in-text black and white illustrations. Orange cloth-covered boards; black illustration on front, black titles on front and spine; top text block edge sprayed orange. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, cloth torn at rear joint; lightly rubbed corners, rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge colour fading, remaining edges tanned. Endpapers starting to tan; previous owner's name on front free endpaper; pages tanning, volume quite loose. Otherwise internally neat and clean.

Abian A. Wally Wallgren (illustrator). Tags: World War 1, military, soldier songs, marches, signed, dedication. 1st edition second printing from 1929. With an inscription from the cartoonist and illustrator Abian A. Wally Wallgren (see picture). Decorated cloth, 23,5*18 cm, 223 pages Condition: Very good copy, square and tight binding, the spine is slightly sunned otherwise very clean, pages are very clean throughout the book. Please use the eBay photo magnifier to check for details and condition on each individual item/photo, mouse over to zoom and click to enlarge. About the Book Content: The book is a collection of World War I soldiers' songs, primarily written or improvised by the soldiers themselves, that provide a raw and often explicit look into the humor and daily life in the trenches. It includes lyrics, musical notation, and illustrations by A.A. "Wally" Wallgren. Compilation: The songs were collected and transcribed during and after the war by Lieutenant John Jacob Niles. He edited the collection along with Douglas Moore. Themes: The songs cover a range of themes including illicit affairs, daily life of a soldier, conflict between military ranks, racism, anti-German rhetoric, and death, often in a way that challenged the romanticized portrayal of war found in official Army song books. Publisher: It was published by The Macaulay Company in New York. A wonderful compendium of comic, bawdy and ironic songs sung by soldiers in World War I. With a section of songs sung by the Black soldiers, who were not integrated yet. With interesting notes on the background of the songs, and many cartoons by Wally Wallgren, the official cartoonist of "The Stars and Stripes".