It is not a book about my personal life or experiences. Copyright 1945 by HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, INC.' *** The author writes, 'My business is drawing, not writing, and this text is pretty much background for the drawings. The copyright page reads, 'Drawings copyright 1944 by UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC. *** Appears to be the first edition of this famous World War II cartoonist's account of the war accompanied by his own cartoons with captions. * Lacking d/j, one now repaired tear to one page (SEE PIC), bottom corners of boards a touch bumped, slight bumping & bending to bottom corner of pages last 50 pages or so, a bit of sunning to the spine, o/w solid & VERY GOOD CONDITION. Large octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inch) hardcover in full brown cloth, picture in green front, titling in green to the spine. The artist's running commentary of what he saw and experienced on & near the front lines and the WWII drawings that made Mauldin the friend of GIs and the bane of some of his superiors, such as General Patton.

Not remaindered, ex-library or Book Club edition. There is a 3' x 4' book plate on the front paste down and an inked inscription on the FFEP after those, the interior is clean and completely free of writing, stray marks and any sort of paper damage there is a brown stain on the lower front corner of each page from 81-103-neither the text or cartoons are affected. The front panel and the spine have mild fading along the top edge and along the fore edge (see photos). The exterior of this book is in good or better condition: it is square, very clean, with all four corners lightly bumped but no edge dings there is also slight bumping with minor fabric damage (but no fraying) at the head and heel of the spine hinges are strong. 9-1/2' tall, 228 numbered pages includes one of his war time cartoons on virtually ever pair of pages. Stated 'Five Printings before Publication / Sixth Printing August 1945'. World Publishing Company August, 1945 Cleveland & New York.

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