Lot 199 - “Up Front” Vintage Hardcover War Memoir With Cartoons By Bill Mauldin, Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1945 2392 When evening came and the

When evening came and the forest grew quiet

lighter highlights at raised edges

as the gilt gesso coating has begun to crumble and fall away

and addressed to Master Harry Gaunter

blending ecclesiastical history with early ingenuity

Lot 199 - “Up Front” Vintage Hardcover War Memoir With Cartoons By Bill Mauldin, Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1945 2392 When evening came and theVintage hardcover book Up Front by Bill Mauldin, published by Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1945. Cover features an illustration of two weary soldiers walking together. Memoir text is illustrated throughout with Mauldins captioned cartoon depictions of soldiers lives. Pencil inscription on inside front cover notes the book as a first edition (unstated in the book itself) and refers to it as the authors most famous work. Some warping and water