Tales from Talbot House: A collection

Chatto & Windus. CLAYTON, P.D (Tubby) - Tales from Talbot House (signed with ephemera) Consisting of: A first edition of 'Tales of Talbot House' by P.D (Tubby) Clayton: 8vo; xii, 169, 32 page catalogue at the rear; navy blue boards; published by Chatto & Windus in 1919; in about very good condition, the spine dulled and a corner bumped; it is a low quality production and inevitably the pages are foxed with some moderately so; the book is inscribed to the inside board to Captain H.N. Gibson and is from the author, simply signed 'Tubby' and dated in the year of publication; in addition tucked inside the front of the book is a trimmed front panel and spine of the scarce jacket showing the superb artwork of talbot house with soldiers standing in the street [WITH] A guide to Ypres 8vo; [xii] 92, xxxii; softcovers with yapped edges; overall very good starting to come away at the bottom of the spine; with a map and wonderful broadside from talbot house tucked into the front; [WITH] Two ephemeral A6 cards printed by Talbot House; the first is 'Talbot House Chapel (C. of E.) Easter 1916; on the front is a striking image of Jesus elevated holding a cross with two allied soldiers with their rifles on their knees praying. Poperinge or 'Pop' as the allied forces used to call it was the nearest safe town to the western front and became a nerve centre of activity with thousands of troops and personnel passing through the city. Due to the flood of young men to the city, there was suddenly a booming nighttime economy for soldiers to let their hair down. An alternative resting place was established by chief army chaplain Neville Talbot and his right-hand man Tubby Clayton. Talbot's younger brother was killed in action in 1915, and the spiritual resting place was named after him. Their motto was 'all rank abandon ye who enter here'. The house became a popular destination either as an informal resting place or for soldiers to pray in the makeshift chapel in the attic room. A scarce collection of books and ephemeral items. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1919.