C. E. Montague — Disenchantment

New York , Brentano's , 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of C. E. Montague's pivotal articles about the First World War. Author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the half title.First US edition.In the original quarter cloth binding, with patterned paper covered boards. Disenchantment, a collection of newspaper articles about the war, was one of the first prose works to strongly criticise the way the war was fought, and is regarded by some as a pivotal text in the development of literature about the Great War.From English journalist Charles Edward Montague. Amongst his criticisms include the conduct of the British generals, which he accuses of being influenced by the "public school ethos". In the original quarter cloth binding, with patterned paper covered boards. Front board and spine paper labels. Externally, toning to the labels and slight rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .