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Shorty Bill
Sapper; H.C. McNeile
1935
Hodder & Stoughton : London
7" by 4.5"
319pp.
SUMMARY
A gripping work of fiction set during the First World War, by British soldier and author, Herman Cyril McNeile, under the pseudonym Sapper.
Early Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
This is the twelfth edition of the work, in original publisher's red cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was first published in May 1926.
This work was written by Herman Cyril McNeile, a British soldier and author who often drew on his personal experiences in the trenches during the First World War. During the war, McNeile had many short stories published in the Daily Mail, and then continued writing fiction post-war, often under the pseudonym Sapper. He is most well-known for his detective series of Bulldog Drummond.
This particular work features 'Shorty Bill', a character who appears in McNeiles previous works 'No Mans Land' and 'The Human Touch'. This work appears eight years after the other two novels, as McNeile explains that war novels stopped being so popular. Despite this, the author believed it was important that the stories are told to the younger generation and that people are reminded. McNeile explains in his preface that 'Shorty Bill' is a combination of three men he encountered during the war, two of which died and one of which was alive at the time of publishing.
With an inscription of A E Colbourn dated Jan 14th 1936 to the front endpaper, and another of the same inscription to the half title. A final inscription stating King George V died Monday Jan 20th 1936 at 11:55pm.
CONDITION
In original publisher's red cloth binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. A small tear to the head of the spine. An inscription dated 1936 to front endpaper. Dust wrapper in good condition with slight chipping and the occasional closed tear. Loss to the wrap at the head of the spine. Light rubbing to the wrap with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Ink inscription to half title.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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