Sapper" [H. C. McNeile] — Word of Honour

London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1932. Cloth. A collection of short stories by British author Herman Cyril McNeile, under the pseudonym 'Sapper&apos. This work is an early edition of this collection, in original publisher's red cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. The collection was first published in 1926. Dated from similar copies on ABE and Jisc. This work was written by Herman Cyril McNeile, a British soldier and author who often drew on his personal experiences in the trenches during the First World War. This work is comprised on twelve short stories, including Word of Honour, Blackmail, The King of Hearts and Two Photographs. McNeile wrote many short stories during his life, publishing many of them during the war, through the Daily Mail. He wrote these under the pseudonym 'Sapper' due to the fact that serving officers in the British Army were not allowed to publish under their own name. 'Sapper' was given to him by Lord Northcliffe, the owner of the Daily Mail, based on his corps in the army. With an ink inscription to the half title page, saying 'To Eric on his 20th birthday. From Reg & Dorothy&apos. In original publisher's red cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with minor shelf wear only. Light bumping to the extremities. Light offsetting and the odd mark to endpapers. Dust wrapper in good condition, with light chipping and the occasional closed tear. The odd mark to the wrap and age toning to the reverse. Slight dulling of colour to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd mark. Ink inscription to half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.