MY EXPERIENCES IN THE WORLD WAR
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Hardcover. Author's Autograph Edition: this is copy Number 809 of 2,100 signed by General Pershing. The Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirs of "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), who became a national hero as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Octavo, two volumes: xvi, 400 pp. + xii, 436 pp. with 32 pp. of illustrations from photographs and 36 maps and charts, including 5 folding. Original tan cloth bindings, with gold and black-stamped titling. Small period bookplate to each front pastedown; else near fine in slightly edgeworn dust jackets with a bit of toning along the spines and a small chip to the spine of the first volume. Near fine / Very good. Item #79428
Price: $750.00