R. H. Mottram; John Easton; Eric Partridge — Three Personal Records of the War

London, The Scholartis Press, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collection of three accounts of the First World War, with maps. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Two bookplates to the front paste down, one of which belongs to Sir Nicholas Wall (1945-2017), who was an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. Illustrated with two full page maps. Collated, complete. Ralph Hale Mottram (1883-1971) was an English writer and First World War poet. He was posted to the Western Front with the 9th Norfolk Regiment, 6th Division British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in October 1915, where he assisted in defending the Ypres Salient. Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand–British lexicographer, who served in the Australian infantry during the First World War, in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Western Front, before being wounded in the Battle of Pozières. Together with John Easton, they relate their evocative tales of the First World War. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little bumping to the upper corner of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but generally clean, with just the occasional spot to the front of the volume. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .