New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. First Edition. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on spine and black lettering on front cover, 12mo, 200 pp. Published June, 1920. Frontis photograph and 7 full page plates within text. Letters of a volunteer YMCA worker in France during World War I. Baldwin arrived in France during July, 1917. She served in Bordeaux, at Aix-Les-Bains until June 1918, after which she was in the Lorraine sector. During September 1918 she was sent to the Argonne and later was at St. Mihiel. Owner's name ffep only mark in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear, top edge of text block soiled. Book condition VG-.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: HQ7108
Title: Canteening Overseas 1917-1919
Author: Baldwin, Marian
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1920
Bookseller catalogs: World War I;

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....