1944 Wartime Edition First Printing "Brave Men" by Ernie Pyle

Item Details

A first printing of Brave Men by American journalist Ernie Pyle. This third collection of Pyle’s World War II writing, known for its focus on the life of the common soldier, was published in 1944 by Henry Holt and Company of New York. The copyright page of this clothbound hardcover includes the text ‘A Wartime Book: This Complete Edition Is Produced In Full Compliance With The Government’s Regulations For Conserving Paper And Other Essential Materials’, beneath an image of an eagle carrying a book and a banner reading ‘Books Are Weapons In The War of Ideas.’

Condition

- loose spine; cracked interior front hinge; cap and tail damage; pencil marking to front endpapers; edge and corner wear. Wartime editions are typically fragile.

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Item #

17ATL036-108