1915 Over Front Aeroplane Ralph Pulitzer 1st Edition WWI Trench Warfare French

Ralph Pulitzer

Published by A. L. Burt Company, 1915

About this Item

Over the Front in an Aeroplane. And Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches. By Ralph Pulitzer. With illustrations from Photographs. New York: A. L. Burt Company Publishers, 1915, First Edition. 159 p + publisher\u0092s adverts. Original cloth binding measures 7.5 x 5.25\u0094, 8vo. In fair condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn\/bumped at corners. Front board bumped at fore-edge. Head and tail of spine collapsed with frayed cloth. Hinges rubbed and creased. Binding general soiled. Previous ownership permanent ink stamp on top corners of front paste-down: \"Selden Snead, Beverly, N.J.\" Front gutter cracked with some exposed binding. Normal toning in margins. Some age-staining and off-setting around plates. Binding intact. Please see photos. Ralph Pulitzer (1879 \u0096 1939) was an American heir, newspaper publisher and author. He served as the president of the Press Publishing Co., which published the New York World and the Evening World. His second book, entitled Over the Front in an Aeroplane and scenes inside the French and Flemish Trenches, was published in 1915; it was about World War I. His book contains descriptions of life in the trenches and the artillery used by the French in the early months of the War. It also includes sixteen photographs taken during his tour of several locations on the Front. First edition. RAREA1915ABCA - 09\/18 FORN-TUB-0086-BB-2507-HKREV1134.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1915 Over Front Aeroplane Ralph Pulitzer 1st Edition WWI Trench Warfare French
• Publisher: A. L. Burt Company
• Publication Date: 1915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
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