BILTMORE OSWALD: THE DIARY OF A HAPLESS RECRUIT
by Smith, J. Thorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/Near Very Good
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1918. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with some rubbing along edges. Hinges good, interior pages yellowing, previous owner bookplate ffep. DJ lightly soiled but displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. 87 pages. The haps and mishaps of a naval reservist who manages to see the ridiculous side of a serious situation - after four hours of duty on a sleet-driven post, he manages to say "Thank God there are no mosquitoes!" This is Thorne's first novel and is followed by Out o'Luck.. Illus. by Richard "Dick" Dorgan. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013056
- Title
- BILTMORE OSWALD: THE DIARY OF A HAPLESS RECRUIT
- Author
- Smith, J. Thorne
- Illustrator
- Richard "Dick" Dorgan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - Adult;
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Deja Vu Books
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.