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c/o Postmaster
by Corporal Thomas R. St. George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1943. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very good. A fine first edition in a very good dustjacket. Toning to pastedowns. Chipping to foot and crown of dust jacket. Laid in is a small pamphlet from WW II entitled "One came back," about Torpedo Squadron 8, stamped on the back. 194 pp. 5 x 8 inches tall. Duodecimo. The readers of the San Francisco Chronicle may have "met" St George already. Now the rest of the country has a chance to share the experiences of a group of American soldiers in Australia, and of Corporal St George in particular. Nothing hilarious -- though mildly along the lines of Private Hargrove; light reporting on the crossing, on first impressions of the country and the people, on non-streamlined conditions, on the three essentials -- food, beer and girls, on amusements and diversions, and finally on the experience of soldiering. There has been very little first hand experience from Australia, and this should appeal to families of men in the land down under." Kirkus Review 16 September 1943
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847
- Title
- c/o Postmaster
- Author
- Corporal Thomas R. St. George
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Gridley, California
About Uncommon Works
Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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