WWI Trench Magazine / SOMME TIMES No 1 Vol I Monday 31st July 1916 Price 1 1st

Description: The SOMME - TIMES. No. 1. Vol. I. Monday, 31st July, 1916. Price 1 Franc.; With Which are Incorporated The Wipers Times, The "New Church" Times & The Kemmel Times Author: [WWI Trench Magazine]. Roberts, Captain Fred & Pearson; Lieutenant Jack, of the 12th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Title: The SOMME - TIMES. No. 1. Vol. I. Monday, 31st July, 1916. Price 1 Franc.; With Which are Incorporated The Wipers Times, The "New Church" Times & The Kemmel Times Publication: "Sommewhere" in France: Printed and Published by Sherwood, Forester & Co., Ltd, 1916 Edition: 1st Printing Description: Unpaginated, though 6 pages. With [partial] original stamped, and canceled, mailing envelope [to a Roberston, RNAS Worthy Down, Winchester, Hants (?)]. Typographical embellishments. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 7-1/4". Printed self-wrappers [wrappers heavier stock], sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Signs of use, age-toning, some foxing. Faint vertical fold-lines. Old muslin strip laid-down along spine fold. Faint pos [xxx Robertson] to p. 1 top margin. Withal, an About Very Good copy of this scarce war-time publication. "In early 1916, the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, was stationed in the front line at Ypres, Belgium, and came across a printing press abandoned by a Belgian who had, in the words of the editor, "stood not on the order of his going, but gone." A sergeant who had been a printer in peacetime salvaged it and printed a sample page. The Wiper Times itself was named after Tommy slang pronunciation of Ypres." The title of the paper changed as did the location of the publishers... the Somme-Times said to have come from sitting in the middle of this famous battle, editing the paper. [Wiki / from the preface, The WIPER TIMES, London, 1918].Publication of these trench magazines was held up after February 1918 by the German offensive on the western front in that year, but at the end of the War two issues of "The Better Times" were published. The second of these was billed as the "Xmas, Peace and Final Number." [Wiki].All issues replete with war time humor, irony & satire and serve as an example WWI British soldiers attempting to find distraction from a tedious campaign.Uncommon in the trade. Seller ID: 45997.1 Subject: World War I Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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