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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 316 pp. James Milton Hayes was commissioned in the Manchester Regiment, 31 December 1915 and awarded the Military Cross in November 1917. In 1918 he was captured and was held as a prisoner of war at Mainz Citadel with, among others, John Ferrar Holms, Hugh Kingsmill and Alec Waugh. Very personalised copy from the author with SIGNED monochrome photograph (Guttenberg Photo | Manchester No. 2109) tipped-in to the copyright leaf. Hand written letter attached to the front paste down in clear pencil dated 29th October 1917 from Flanders Front - with dated military post stamp 'passed by censor No. 3929' to his mentor, Alderman R. A. D. Carter, OBE, J.P. etc. writing about his 'Military Cross' award for Gallantry and SIGNED J. Milton Hayes. Book itself profusely dedicated to same Alderman, dated 25.3.25 at the Eccentric Club and SIGNED Milton Hayes. Above the inscription in pencil note 'This book was given to me in 2004 by Betty Banks of the Wilmington Bookshop, East Grinstead, Sussex' SIGNED J. P. Bennett FRCS. To the rear paste down a hand written note on glued-in Eccentric Club, London letter head paper, SIGNED 'Milton - To Dear Alderman'. Includes news paper clipping of East Grinstead eccentric lady book dealers funeral. This lady had donated the book to Senior Plastic Surgeon John P. Bennett, FRCS at Queen Victoria Hospital - who first become famous for repairing Spitfire etc. pilot burns in WW2. John was an avid Book collector and personal friend of British Library book binder Bernard Middleton. Front panel of the dust wrapper, illustrated by E. P. Kingsela, tipped-in as frontispiece. Member of the P.B.F.A. FIRST WORLD (Great) WAR. …