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The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Nurse.
LA MOTTE, ELLEN N.

  • The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Nurse.

Adverts at end; viii+186pp.

Deemed damaging to morale, 'The Backwash of War' was banned soon after these early impressions in both England and France and later censored in wartime America. It was not reprinted until 1934. This early impression has London mentioned in the publisher's imprint but was printed in New York.

Adverts at end; viii+186pp.

Deemed damaging to morale, 'The Backwash of War' was banned soon after these early impressions in both England and France and later censored in wartime America. It was not reprinted until 1934. This early impression has London mentioned in the publisher's imprint but was printed in New York.

Binding 12mo orig. green cloth gilt,
Publication 1st edit., 4th Impression, G.P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press, 1916. Very good copy. From the collection of Dr Vivien Noakes [1937-2011] who was a leading authority on both Edward Lear and the First World War.
  • Product Code: RGW22244
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £150.00