This is a Very Good copy of a later printing of the First Edition (stated. It traces the improbable career and tumultuous private life of a charismatic genius who rose to fame on his motto: 'If it's big, hit it. As a cartoonist for Stars and Stripes Bill Mauldin (1921-2003) created his. 'Up Front' featured the wise-cracking Willie and Joe, whose stooped shoulders, mud-soaked uniforms, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect bore eloquent witness to the world of combat and the men who lived-and died-in it.This taut, lushly illustrated biography-the first of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin-is illustrated with more than ninety classic Mauldin cartoons and rare photographs. An owners name written on the front end-paper. The dust jacket is missing and there is a stain on the back of the cloth cover. Stated Third Printing before Publication. Up Front by Bill Mauldin Hardcover No dust jacket First Edition 6X9 228 pages Henry Holt, New York 1945 This book is in very good condition. Eventually, Mauldin moved back to New Mexico where he grew up. Find latests mugshots and bookings from Mauldin and other local cities. 'Later I was told that most Chicago news dealers sold the paper with the cartoon side up.' HE CARTOONED for the Chicago Sun-Times for almost three decades. Catch up with our first edition of Victorian Era childrens mugshots here. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. 'Our first edition was on the street at 4:45 p.m.,' Mauldin said. All corners of flaps are slightly clipped, not price clipped. Item 64493 Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. Week after week, Mauldin defied army censors, German artillery, and Patton's pledge to 'throw his ass in jail' to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, 'Up Front,' to the pages of Stars and Stripes. Mauldin, Bill UP FRONT New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. See images for the condition of this book.īlurb: The real war,' said Walt Whitman, 'will never get in the books.' During World War II, the truest glimpse most Americans got of the 'real war' came through the flashing black lines of twenty-two-year-old infantry sergeant Bill Mauldin.

Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use.

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