Coming, Major by Ezra Stone and Weldon Melick (Inman, illust) - 1944

J.B. Lippincott Company, 1944. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Ray Inman. This book is in very good condition especially for its age. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. There is a sentiment writtten on the inside of the front cover: "To Wally from the Choir 1944 Dec." The cover has some bumps, scuffs and rubs. There are 4 rubbed spots at the top corner of the front cover. Fun book!

New York and Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1944).. (1944).. Good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in maroon with a vignette in maroon on the front cover. The covers are rubbed & bumped with tiny white marks to the cloth & with a small black stain to each cover. The spine is faded. 267 pages. There is light soiling to the front endpaper & a large piece out of the rear endpaper. 13 full-page black-and-white illustrations & 1 double- page from drawings by Ray Inman. Good. <p>First edition.<p>This humorous account of army entertainers during World War II is inscribed by Ezra Stone on the front endpaper: "For Marie -- Who has had, and deserves the longest run at the Playhouse. My thanks and love always -- Ezra".

New York: by arrangement with J.B. Lippincott for Editions for the Armed Services, Inc, 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Armed Serviced Edition. First edition by this publisher. Illustrated by Ray Inman. Oblong 48mo. approximate measurements are 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". 256pp. Pictorial wrappers. Small stain on foredge of front wrapper and title page, small chip on rear wrapper bottom corner, else a very good copy. Issued as Armed Services Edition "T-9". Originally published by J.B. Lippincott. Rear cover states: "This is the first book written around Army Theatricals... starting with corny variety programs at Camp Upton and advancing with the establishment of the Army's first Theatre Section...