1930 The Patriot's Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

First limited edition of The Patriot's Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock by Henry Williamson in the original publisher's half vellum binding. 

With illustrations by William Kermode throughout the text. 

Signed by the author and the illustrator to the limitation page. Limited to 350 signed copies, this is number 297. 

This account of the ordinary soldier's First World War experience is a fictionalised version of real events, representing a widely relatable experience. 'John Bullock' reflects the 'John Bull' of English culture, the quintessential Englishman. 

The title is also intended to echo Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan (1684).