Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 366

Price Realized: $ 600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(MILITARY.) BLISS, MAJOR PAUL S. Victory. The History of the 805th Pioneer Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces. Copiously illustrated. 224 pages. 4to, original gilt and blind-stamped leatherette; lightly faded; tips lightly rubbed. [Minneapolis: Augsburg Printing, 1919]

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first edition, scarce. A handsome production celebrating the service and bravery of the men in the 805th Pioneer Infantry, an all--black regiment, that served in France. They saw 39 days of action. A valuable resource, giving full rosters and copious photographs of the various units, etc.