Richard Aldington — Death of a Hero

New York, Covici Friede, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first American edition, first impression, of Richard Aldington's semi autobiographical World War I novel. The first American edition, first impression. With the disclaimer to the front stating that certain elements of the work, including sexual and graphic descriptions of war, were censored to conform to the publishing laws which prohibited the use of certain words and phrases. In this edition, he adds that the American laws were less strict than that of the United Kingdom, allowing him to leave more in. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking the original dust wrapper. Richard Aldington's first novel, following a young artist who enlists in the army during World War I, which was inspired by his own experiences during the war.  In the publisher's original cloth, lacking the original dust wrapper. Externally smart with fading to the spine, minimal small closed tears to the head of the spine, and spotting to the cloth, heaviest to the spine. Offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .