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Facsimile Publisher , pp. 208 . Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-02-21. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-02-21. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

IndyPublish, 2009-04-03. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

IndyPublish, 2009-04-03. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Rare first edition (fourth impression) of this historically important book about World War I. Overall, the book is in Very Good condtion, except for the covers; they have moderate shelf wear at the edges but have heavy wear and soiling on the front and back covers . There is an inscription on the first flyleaf page. Pages show a few small blemishes, light age toning near the edges. No dj. 186 pages + adverts.

From Wikipedia (abridged): "Ellen Newbold La Motte (1873–1961) was an American nurse, journalist and author. She is known for her book The Backwash of War in which she chronicled her experience as a nurse in World War I in an often bitter and cynical manner....In 1915, she volunteered as one of the first American war nurses to go to Europe and treat soldiers in World War I.[4] She was encouraged to do so by her friend, the American author Gertrude Stein, who at the time lived in Paris.[3] In Belgium she served in a French field hospital, keeping a bitter diary detailing the horrors that she… Read More

Hardcover. Very good. Adverts at end; viii+186pp. 12mo orig. green cloth gilt, 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. No Jacket

New York & London: G.P. Putnams & Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1916. © 1916/4th Impression . Decorative Hardcover Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 186 + pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. No dust jacket.