(Colonel Oliver Lyman Spaulding and Colonel John Womack Wright.) History of the Second Division (Regular) AEF. 1936. 2 volumes, 35cm. 282 leaves+157 leaves (printed on one side only). Offset printed/mimeo printed (?), two-hole punched with metal clasps. Simple plain manila wrappers which are detached and very chipped. $750
This is the original version of this publication, with no mention of authors or printer. I’ve determined the book was based on the two authors listed above under the title “The Second Division, American expeditionary force in France, 1917-1919”, published in New York, by the Historical Committee, Second Division Association, The Hillman press, inc., 1937. There is a version of this online at Hathi Trust, and the two are the same.
The published version appeared so: 2 p. l., iv, 412 p. front., illus., 6 port. on 1 pl. 24 cm. There are no illustrations or maps in the preliminary version offered here, though there is a call for illustrations and maps “to follow”. This is copyrighted by Maj. General Preston Brown (1872-1948), CoS 2nd Infantry (April-Swept 1918), CoS IV Corps, Commander 3rd Division.
RARE. This preliminary version—printed a year before the published version appeared—is NOT LOCATED in WorldCat.
