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Novel of World War I. Excerpt "Lieutenant Baxter was writing letters home and, at the moment Cornish came into the mess-hut, was gazing through the window with that fixed stare which might indicate either the memory of some one loved and absent or a mental struggle after the correct spelling of the village billets he had bombed the night before.Cornish, who looked sixteen, but was in reality quite an old gentleman of twenty, thrust his hands into his breeches pockets and gazed disconsolately round before he slouched across to where Baxter sat at his literary exercises."I say," said Cornish in a complaining voice, "what the devil are you doing?""Cleaning my boots," said Baxter without looking up; "didn't you notice it?"Second-Lieutenant Cornish sniggered. "Quit fooling. I say, what are you writing letters for? Good Heavens, you are always writing letters!"Baxter withdrew his gaze from the window and went on writing with marked industry."A scarce book first edition. Condition: Lacking a 2-inch triangle…
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The fighting Scouts.
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By Edgar Wallace Author of “Smithy and the Huns,” “Four Just Men,” etc. London, C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, Henrietta Street, W.C.2., February, 1919. Sm.f’cap 8vo; blank serving as paste-down precedes half-title, 3pp. integral advertisements at end (for ‘Pelmanism’), the last serving as pastedown; pp.[viii]+116+[iv]; sage-green fine-linen-patterned cloth, ruled and blocked blind on front cover and spine, lettered black on spine, blind on front cover; issued without true end-papers. Slight rubbing to tail-edge of spine; paper lightly embrowned throughout; inscription on half-title; otherwise a very nice copy. Printed on a very thick, rough, war-time stringency paper, here only lightly embrowned. Kiddle W55: the correct first printing.
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London,: C, Arthur Pearson, 1919. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. Rear board and cloth at spine almost detached from text block, otherwise very good with slight wear and fading.
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London: C, Arthur Pearson. Bound in green cloth with black titles to spine and blind-stamped titles and floral decoration to front board and spine, this dated 1919 hardcover First Edition (First Published, February 1919 printed on verso of title page) (1V)/116pp+2pp advert for Pelmanism publications. With 9 short pieces on aspects of WW1.Size of book is 18cm x 12cm.Two corners slightly bumped. Faded blank margins to entire text. minimal wear to top/tail of spine, otherwise all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1919.
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