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Hollywood, CA: House-Warven, Royalty Books, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. House-Warven, Royalty Books, 1951. Hardback 1951 First Printing in Very Good Condition with a Good Vintage Jacket, in archival protective jacket cover. In remarkably good condition with the only flaw a small indentation on the lower edge of the front panel near the corner, like a thumbnail mark. Blue full cloth binding is very clean, no marks, no soiling, gilt script titles bright and sharp. Sewn binding is tight and solid. Internals also very clean and free from any markings, no creases, no tears. Brown/gold/orange jacket is clean, edge worn, not clipped. Illustration of actress Annabelle Rucker Williams on front. The story is based on a diary she kept about her and her companions' trips to far flung outposts to carry the breath of home and to boost the morale of fighting GIs during World War II - to Honolulu, Kwajalein, Guam, Saipan,…
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