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F.S.P. - AN N.C.O.'s DESCRIPTION OF HIS AND OTHERS' FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR, JANUARY 1st - JUNE 1st 1940. (FIELD SECURITY PERSONNEL.) by Gwynn-Browne, Arthur - 1942

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F.S.P. - AN N.C.O.'s DESCRIPTION OF HIS AND OTHERS' FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR, JANUARY 1st - JUNE 1st 1940.  (FIELD SECURITY PERSONNEL.) by Gwynn-Browne, Arthur - 1942

F.S.P. - AN N.C.O.'s DESCRIPTION OF HIS AND OTHERS' FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR, JANUARY 1st - JUNE 1st 1940. (FIELD SECURITY PERSONNEL.)

by Gwynn-Browne, Arthur

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1942. 159 pp, 7 1/2" H. "Sergeant Gwynn-Browne is in Field Security Personnel. He joined up 1939. Being a soldier is a new experience for him. 'F.S.P.' begins on a parade ground; it ends on Dunkirk beaches; in between it says a lot that has not been said before. Sergeant Gwynn-Browne is a character - (and) he is subtly and devastatingly and unexpectedly funny. The solemn and ceremonious business of standing in a line being counted is funny; so is the dubious pleasure of living on a Flemish farm with a 'very premeating little pig' as a co-billettee. Routine, discomfort, uncertainty, danger - they are all funny as Sergeant Gwynn-Browne sees them. But there is another side to the picture. There is Dunkirk with the soldiers waiting patiently on the beaches as the town blazes and the bombs fall. There is the 'honour and humanity' we are fighting for, and the new world we hope for. Indeed there is as much seriousness as of laughter in this book; and every reader will find himself in the company not only of a lively jester, but also of an original and thoughtful personality." Several small creases at bottom corner of title page - some indentation on a few subsequent pages, page leaf 13/14 has bee roughly trimmed at bottom edge, small shallow bump on front edge of spine, light edge wear, wrinkling at bottom and top of spine, light browning to edges of text block - small faint stain on top . Dust jacket is price-clipped, has a piece missing at bottom of front panel, several edge tears (one with old tape on inside) and edge chips light browning - a little more at edges and on spine, protected in a mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Fair.
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  • Date Published 1942
  • Keywords World War II, Second World War, British Army, Training, Le Havre, Givenchy, Avesnes, Bethune, Strazeele, Loo, Dunkirk, Field Security Personnel, France, personal Reminiscences, 1940, Humour, Humor, British Soldiers.

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Chatto & Windus, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1942. No Edition Remarks. 158 pages. Green dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Some tanning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.
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Chatto and Windus, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1942. No Edition Remarks. 159 pages. Green jacket over blue cloth. F.S.P. : An NCO`s Description of his and Others` First Six Months of war, January 1st - June 1st, 1940. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears, and creasing.
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F.S.P.: AN N.C.O'S DESCRIPTION OF HIS AND OTHERS' FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR; JANUARY 1ST-JUNE 1ST 1940.

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London,, 1942. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good in very good dust jacket. Decent copy. . 8vo. pp 159. Original publisher's royal blue cloth, lettered pale blue at the spine. Ownership signature on the front endpaper of the writer, Guy Chapman (author of the WW1 account 'A Passionate Prodigality' and husband of Margaret Storm Jameson, English journalist and author).
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