Captain Walter H. Schulze, The Peace Messenger 1893-1919
by [Schulze, Paul, Jr.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Privately Printed Limited Edition, 1925. HB. Quarter black leather and blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 8vo, 101 pp., blue end papers. Illustrated with photographs. Written by the subjects' brother. Memorial of Walter H. Schulze, born and raised in Kenilworth, Illinois, attended West Point, class of 1917. Originally assigned to the cavalry, Schulze managed to transfer to aviation, and after training, was attached to the 185th Squadron, flying Sopwith Camels. After the armistice, Schulze transferred to the 41st Aero Squadron, and later to the 138th Squadron. On June 28, 1919, Schulze was killed in a crash while delivering news of the signing of the peace treaty ending the war. Owner's bookplate on front paste-down, tape residue on ffep. No marks in book. Leather backstrip shows considerable wear, with 2" tear at joints at top and lacking 3/4" at bottom, title handwritten on spine. Book condition Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GR6815
- Title
- Captain Walter H. Schulze, The Peace Messenger 1893-1919
- Author
- [Schulze, Paul, Jr.]
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed Limited Edition
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...