Deval (Jacques, pseud. Jacques Boularan) Wooden Swords
£95
Translated by Lawrence S. Morris
London, Martin Secker, 1931.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A young Frenchman relegated to the Service of Supplies during the war relates his varied experiences with a dry humor which is appreciative of all the absurdities which official orders and impossible situations combine to produce.
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Cloth spine slightly dulled; jacket spine slightly faded, o/w VG+/VG+.
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