HISTOIRE DU MAJOR BLONDEL
Dallas: Banks Upshaw And Company, [1934]. Illustrated. Rare first edition. The narration of a soldier who fought with the 14th Battalion R.M.R. during World War One, issued as a French-language textbook “to stimulate interest in the classroom.” Intended for sophomores and juniors in high school and freshman and sophomores in college, it has exercises and notes placed at the end of each chapter. With 86 interesting war-time photographic & drawn illustrations. Major Blondel may be a fictional character- I have been unable to find out anything about him and also have been unable to locate any other copy of this title. The 14th Battalion was authorized on Sept. 1, 1914 and fought as part of the 3rd Canadian Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on Sept. 15, 1920. The battalion fought at the center of the 3rd Brigade during the attack on Vimy Ridge and faced strong opposition. Several German strongpoints had survived the creeping barrage and their machine-guns caught the 14th in the open. By the end of the day the battalion's casualties were 92 killed and 173 wounded. Papin, the author, taught at the Terrill School in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1906, the Terrill School for Boys was one of the great educational success stories for Dallas in the early part of the twentieth century. As one of the preeminent preparatory schools for boys outside of the East Coast, the Terrill School enjoyed a reputation for superior academics, strong discipline, and highly competitive athletics. Within a decade of its founding, the school received a reputation as one of the finest preparatory schools in Texas and the Southwest. 12mo., illustrated blue cloth, stamped in gilt & black; 162 pages. Item #58316
Very Good (some wear covers; contents clean & tight, with name of front pastedown).
Price: $250.00