RARE WW1 CHATEAU THIERRY by ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT, CYRUS LEROY BALDRIDGE -1919- B4

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RARE WORLD WAR ONE (WW1) CHATEAU THIERRY by ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT, CYRUS LEROY BALDRIDGE -1919- WITH NOTES!-----
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WOOLLCOTT, Alexander. CHATEAU THIERRY. By Sergeant Alexander Woollcott [with Sketches by Private C. LeRoy Baldridge]. A Friendly Guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines Between the Marne and the Vesle. (Paris: The Lafayette Publishing Co., l9l9). First edition. Narrow 8vo, brown printed wrappers (printed in black and red on cover), 24 pages, stapled. Paper wrappers are split at spine.
Lightly soiled and watermarked, and crayon markings are on front cover.
An obscure pamphlet, it is offered as is.
This guidebook to the town of Chateau Thierry in France is subtitled "A friendly guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines between the Marne and the Vesle." Chateau Thierry and the surrounding countryside located between the Marne and Vesle Rivers were marked by heavy fighting during the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918.
This publication was meant to guide American visitors after the war on a tour through the historic sites of battle and strategy in the area.
"Chateau Thierry, A Friendly guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines between the Marne and the Vesle"By Sergeant Alexander Woollcott with sketches by Private C. LeRoy Baldridge. General order by John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief facing title page. 24-page soft cover booklet published by The Lafayette Publishing Co., Paris. Dates are all 1918 and 1919. Both Woollcott and Baldridge were original members of the group that started the U.S. Military Stars and Stripes newspaper and would become prominent in their respective fields, literature and art. Item measures about 5 1/4" x 9".
This is an original piece and not a copy or reproduction.