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LYNCH**, E. P. F - [Edited by Will Davies]: : SOMME MUD: The Experiences of an Infantryman in France,1916 - 1919

LONDON.INDEX BOOKS LKTD.,2008.

ISBN 9780385615785.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj front picture repeated to rear panel,gold and black letters to front and spine,rear panel with black lettered prose extract from memoir; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - book slightly cocked.Minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing at head of spine/ backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, b/w photographic repetition of dw/dj to paper-covered boards with identical lettering and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn thus,vii-xiipp+1-347pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Professor Bill Gammage,a contents list/table,a Preface by Will Davies (Editor),20 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w autobiographical and battlefield panoramas photographs in 2 blocks of 8p apiece,between pp112/13 and pp224/25 respectively,a glossary and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,3 b/w regional maps - (overview of Western Front and an overview of battlefields in Belgium),1 double-paged (Overview of the main battlefields of France - in this book) and to the rear 4pp blanks. 'Somme Mud' tells of the devastating experiences of Edward Lynch,a young Australian private (18 when he enlisted) during the First World War when he served with the 45th battalion of the Australian Infantry Forces on the Western Front at the Somme,which saw the most bloody and costly fighting of the war.In just eight weeks, there were 23,000 Australian casualties. The original edition of twenty chapters,was written in pencil in twenty school exercise books in 1921,probably to help exorcise the horrendous experiences Private Lynch had witnessed during his three years at war from mid-1916 until his repatriation home in mid- 1919.Lynch had been wounded three times,once seriously and spent over six months in hospital in England. Published here for the first time,and to the great excitement of historians at the War Memorial 'Somme Mud' is a precious find,a discovered treasure that vividly captures the magnitude of war through the day-to-day experiences of an ordinary infantryman. From his first day setting sail for France as the band played 'Boys of the Dardanelles' and the crowd proudly waved their fresh-faced boys off, to the harsh reality of the trenches of France and its pale-faced weary men,Lynch captures the essence and contradictions of war. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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