War by Ex Private (25 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2003 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1930). SB. 288pp. Ex-Private X is the pseudonym of Alfred McClelland Burrage , author, who served with 1/28th London Regiment (Artists Rifles), 190th Brigade, 63rd (RN) Division. Since the end of 1914 the battalion had acted as an Officers Training Corps and out of 15000 who served in the battalion 10250 were commissioned. Private X was an unsuccessful candidate. He joined his unit at Hesdin in early 1917 where it formed part of GHQ Troops, but from the summer of 1917 potential officers were trained in the UK and 1/28th became an ordinary infantry battalion. His front line service began in July 1917 when the battalion joined the 63rd Division which was then occupying the Oppy and Gavrelle sectors; in October it moved north to the salient where Third Ypres was in full swing. There are graphic descriptions of the conditions and the fighting during the attack on Passchendaele alongside the Canadians on 30th October which cost the battalion 350 casualties. Two months later there was more fierce fighting at Welch Ridge following the German successful counter-attack at Cambrai battle and again in the early days of the German March offensive But his gift with the pen also resulted in attacks, at times vitriolic, on troops behind the lines, especially the Military Police, the staff and the generals. Nor did he care for the Australians. To quote one example from the book, in which he is referring to the military police, he writes: "The military police were a nice crowd, too. The only good word I have to say for the Australians is that they killed a lot of these swine; but they didn't kill half enough." The New Zealanders on the other hand he really liked and admired. His war ended on 7th April when he was sent back suffering with trench feet and was invalided home. While waiting in hospital he spoke to a Warrant Officer asking him if he could get him marked for England. "I can," the WO replied, "and that will cost you two pounds." Unfortunately Burrage didn't have it, so he had to wait on - till 14th April when he started his journey home. Book.…

Condition: Good. 1930. No Edition Stated. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd impression . From the collection of Ex-High School with several stamp marks throughout the book. Previous owners name. 2nd impression, 1930. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Publication of 288 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. The spine edges are slightly frayed. Internally the text is legible. The binding is strong. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Lime green clothbound without a dustjacket. Exterior is lightly rubbed and soiled, corners bumped and spine damaged - entire spine is covered by blue plastic tape. Interior text is clean and unmarked, however, both feps contain marks: prior owners name; adhered cut-out of dustjacket description of book contents; an odd array of penciled numbers; bookstore stamp from Miss Williams Shop in Bronxville, NY. Book is prime candidate for rebinding, also currently very usable. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New hardback copies at a reduced price.; The author, Alfred Burrage, served as a Private in the Artists' Rifles during the First World War. First published in the 1920s under a pseudonyn; this is a reprint of the 1930 edition by Victor Gollancz Ltd.; 288 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. War. First edition stated. Yellow cloth covers rubbed and worn, color and titles flaked, corners and spine ends bumped. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, consideralble edge wear, spine panel chipped. Interior clean and tight, endpapers spotted, pages tanned. Scarce. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

octavo, black cloth boards, yellow lettering to spine, 288pp, (VG-) tanning to pages with small owners name to fep fading and wear to extermities.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Pages begginging to tan.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Imp. 288pp. Owner stamp, inkront inner joint tender. Cloth creased at spine. Size: Cr.8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover has slight crease to spine. Pages are yellowed due to paper quality. There is a small previous owners name plate on the inside of front cover. Seller Ref: M7259.

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A True First (US) Edition, Stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page and dated 1930 on the title page. Bound in Yellow cloth with black titles. Good condition binding but soiled with some pencil marks on the rear cover, a bit of fraying to some of the edges. Contents are very Good - near fine. 288 pp with no rips or dog-ears. Very uncommon. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. War is War by Ex-Private X (Second Impression) A firm copy with mild spine lean. Vertical crease to spine cloth. Offset tanning to endpapers. Minor foxing to bottom edge of text block. Title page dated 1930. First published February 1930. Second Impression February 1930. Black cloth with green lettering; 288 pp. Author's retelling of his recollections of war. BOOK.…

1st ed. thus dust jacket New Book octavo 288pp., A classic of the Infantryman's War in WWI originally published in 1930 by a private in the Artist's Rifles.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. 2nd Impression. 288 pages in very good, clean condition; edges and endpapers yellowed. Bookplate on the fep. Black cloth with yellow titles on the spine. Spine faded and a little worn. Small stain on the upper cover, corners lightly bumped. VG-. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with yellow lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 288pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, crease to spine, some page foxing. (31/5).

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

FIRST EDITION, pp. 288, crown 8vo, original black cloth, backstrip lettered in yellow, lean to spine, a couple of patches of discolouration to cloth, faint partial browning to free endpapers, dustjacket chipped at extremities, backstrip panel a little browned, good. A 'sincere attempt', sometimes a sardonic one, to record his experiences as a soldier in France; Burrage was an established author, but professes to have here given his 'literary style [.] a half-holiday' in the pursuit of truth - this also the basis for the pseudonym (which was nevertheless retained for a collection of ghost stories the following year following the success of this work).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ex-Private X is the pseudonym of Alfred McClelland Burrage , author, who served with 1/28th London Regiment (Artists Rifles), 190th Brigade, 63rd (RN) Division. Since the end of 1914 the battalion had acted as an Officers Training Corps and out of 15000 who served in the battalion 10250 were commissioned. Private X was an unsuccessful candidate. He joined his unit at Hesdin in early 1917 where it formed part of GHQ Troops, but from the summer of 1917 potential officers were trained in the UK and 1/28th became an ordinary infantry battalion. His front line service began in July 1917 when the battalion joined the 63rd Division which was then occupying the Oppy and Gavrelle sectors; in October it moved north to the salient where Third Ypres was in full swing. There are graphic descriptions of the conditions and the fighting during the attack on Passchendaele alongside the Canadians on 30th October which cost the battalion 350 casualties. Two months later there was more fierce fighting at Welch Ridge following the German successful counter-attack at Cambrai battle and again in the early days of the German March offensive But his gift with the pen also resulted in attacks, at times vitriolic, on troops behind the lines, especially the Military Police, the staff and the generals. Nor did he care for the Australians. To quote one example from the book, in which he is referring to the military police, he writes: 'The military police were a nice crowd, too. The only good word I have to say for the Australians is that they killed a lot of these swine; but they didn't kill half enough.' The New Zealanders on the other hand he really liked and admired. His war ended on 7th April when he was sent back suffering with trench feet and was invalided home. While waiting in hospital he spoke to a Warrant Officer asking him if he could get him marked for England. 'I can,' the WO replied, 'and that will cost you two pounds.' Unfortunately Burrage didn't have it, so he had to wait on - till 14th April when he started his journey home.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnEx-Private X is the pseudonym of Alfred McClelland Burrage , author, who served with 1/28th London Regiment (Artists Rifles), 190th Brigade, 63rd (RN) Division. Since the end of 1914 the battalion had acted as an Officers Training.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. WAR IS WAR (1/28th London Regiment ,Artists Rifles) | Ex-Private X | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2016 | Naval and Military Press | EAN 9781843426974 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …