Trooper" [H. L. Hall]; General Sir Hubert Gough — The Four Horsemen Ride

London, Peter Davies, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this illustrated collection of reminiscences from the First World War. First edition. Uncommon work. With the front panel of the original dust wrapper pasted to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Lacking one plate to face page 144. A collection of critical reminiscences from the author's own experiences during the First World War, with references to the Christian notion of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in bringing forth the Last Judgement. Written by H. L. Hall, under the pen name "Trooper", a British soldier and author. With a foreword from General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, a senior officer and controversial figure in the British Army in the First World War. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd mark. Splits in the cloth to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting and minor age toning throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .