Bell (Julian, editor) We Did Not Fight.
£125
1914-18 Experiences of War Resisters.
London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An impressive roster of names avowed not to violently participate in war, including Siegfried Sassoon, Bertrand Russell and Olaf Stapledon.
Out of stock
A very good copy, in tanned and rubbed jacket with some chips and minor tears.
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