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Very Good. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. In very good brown slipcase. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore since 1992.

First Edition. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. A good copy which is a bit rubbed and marked, with some spotting to the endpapers. No dustwrapper.

Paperback. The third volume in Siegfried Sassoons beloved trilogy, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston, with a new introduction by celebrated historian Paul FussellA highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war. Having been deemed mentally ill for his anti-war sentiments and sent for treatment, George Sherston comes under the care of neurologist Dr. W. H. R. Rivers, who allows Sherston to sort through his attitudes toward the fighting (events that have also been semi-fictionalized by Pat Barker for her bestselling and critically acclaimed Regeneration Trilogy). After six months in the hospital, Sherston leaves to rejoin his regiment. He is soon dispatched to Ireland, where he attempts to reclaim some of the idyllic fox-hunting days of his youth, then to Palestine. He finally ends up at the Western Front in France, where he is shot in the head while on a reconnaissance mission and invalided back home. As the capstone of Sassoon's masterful Sherston trilogy, Sherston's Progresswhose evocation of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is not at all accidentalliterally brings home the unforgettable journey of George Sherston from aristocratic childhood through war hero and anti-war martyr, all the way to wounded veteran trying to move on from the Great War.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

VG: in very good condition with brown slipcase. Slipcase faded and marked. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 171pp. Drawings by John Lawrence. Beige pictorial hardback cloth cover

Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled, rubbed as with age and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 170 pages ; 19 cm. Subjects; Penguin books (series). 20th century literature. Fiction. Fiction in English. 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918 ; Personal narratives, English. World War, 1914-1918 Literature and the war. World War, 1914-1918 ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Faber and Faber, London 1936. First Edition First impression. Book condition: good. No Dustcover. Wear around the edges of the spine, particularly at top and bottom. bumped on all four corners. Internally Solid and tight. There are a number of marking in the book. First on the title page 'see page 229'; on the contents page 'page 229 "Velmore" Vivian. On page 229 'Read this chapter 'Velmore' is my sone Vivian - He is second in command in the company and is under Sassoon, who commands the co. He is nicknamed 'Velmore because he lives on Velmore Rd. Throughout the chapter there are underlinings when Velmore is mentioned. I have been unable to find any trace of Vivian in relation to 'Velmore' or the book, however I do not doubt that the iscriptions are by the father of 'Velmore' (000168)

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:

Faber & Faber 1937, small tear to top of spine, Brown spotting to spine and page edges, Bottom edge uncut. Pages tanned but text is clear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING

Siegfried Sassoon, renowned English poet, novelist and memoirist, was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in battle during World War I; thus it was with personal knowledge and experience that he denounced the war, and criticized what he termed 'jingoism-fueled war". He is considered to have been one of the finest poets to emerge from that war - a reputation that has not diminished with time. In 1917 he bravely - and acting alone - announced his "Soldier's Declaration" against the war. This solitary act caused the authorities to imprison him in a mental institution. What could they do? He was an officer - a decorated hero who had proved his mettle in battle. In that institution he was to befriend poet Wilfred Owen. ****************************************** The book here presented, "Sherston's Progress", is the third, and final, volume of his fictionalised autobiography, called "The Sherston Trilogy". The preceding volumes are "Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man", and "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer". This trilogy is fiction, but only thinly; the only thing Sassoon changed were names. It is a brilliant work, describing the life of a young, upper middle-class gentleman before and during the First World War, and its reputation as literature only increases as the years progress. ********************************************* This is the Folio Society edition of "Sherston's Progress", and is illustrated with drawings by artist John Lawrence. The binding is attractively decorated by a drawing by Lawrence of a magnificent building - "a huge stone "pile", which extends, panoramically, from the front, across the spine, and onto the rear cover. the book is housed in a slip-case. It's a very handsome affair! ************************************************ TITLE : Sherston's Progress / AUTHOR : Siegfried Sassoon (Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, 1886 - 1967) / ILLUSTRATIONS : John Lawrence / IMPRINT : The Folio Society / PLACE : London / DATE : 1974 / EDITION : Reprint / STATUS : OP - This Edition Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Published for members of the Folio Society; The book contains line illustrations; 171 pages; approximately 5 1/4" x 8" ; Bound in pictorial light olive-tan cloth (the illustration printed in black and rich brown; title lettered in gilt against a brown panel on spine; text-block top edge is dyed red; the whole held within a handsome slipcase, textured to simulate leather and colored brown ********************************************* CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which remains a clean, solid copy with the illustrations displaying brightly. The book has been read, but carefully . the following particulars noted: BOARDS : Crisp and clean / SPINE : Slight darkening and a touch of rub - else clean and presentable / BINDING : Solid - the boards have a slight yawn at the fore-edge. / TEXT-BLOCK EDGES : Clean / END PAPERS : Clean - a previous owner's commercially-derived bookplate is affixed to the front paste-down. / INTERIOR : Clean and presentable / SLIP-CASE : Minor wear at the most - solid with no splitting - The book fits into the case tightly.

Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 260p. Subjects: Sassoon, Siegfried. World War, 1914-1918 ; Fiction. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.