New York: Stokes, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. fine. First edition of THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Illustrated paper covered boards. 87 pp. with 31 black and white humorous illustrations in black and white. by Richard Dorgan. A tight, bright, generally fine example (and rather unusual thus), with a tiny stain to the upper front tip. Humorous anecdotes of a World War One Navy recruit. The sketches originally appeared in a Naval Reserve magazine then collected here in book form. Thorne Smith (1892-1934) would go on to become one of the foremost American humorists of the first half of the 20th century; he was best known for his "Topper" novels, books that retained their popularity long after his death and were the basis both for the 1937 movie with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett and the mid 1950s TV series starring Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper.

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Bookseller: The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: E19110
Title: Biltmore Oswald: The Diary Of A Hapless Recruit
Author: J. Thorne Smith
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Stokes
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1918
Keywords: humor, topper, nay, world war I, navy, swabbies
Bookseller catalogs: Humor;

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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).

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