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Notes From the West Eighty
by Bula Lemert
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Sedan, KS: Self-Published by Author, 1990 Self-Published by Author, Sedan, KS. 1990. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for inked out F/O name on the title page. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to panels; light tip bumps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 111 pp 8vo. The author was an accomplished and prolific writer from Sedan, Kansas in Chautauqua County. This book is a collection of the reminiscences of life around Sedan beginning in 1941 and going through the war years to 1945 with one short page on the Korean War. Beginning with Pearl Harbor the author wrote little notes on the lives of the people "back home" during World War II which included considerable comments on the war. These writings eventually became a weekly newspaper column. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010252
- Title
- Notes From the West Eighty
- Author
- Bula Lemert
- Illustrator
- Harold Munson
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Self-Published by Author
- Place of Publication
- Sedan, KS
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sedan Kansas, Bula Lemert, Republican, World War II, Chautauqua County Kansas, war news, comments on World War II, memories of World War II, life on the home front, Kansas History, World War II, Korean War, Kansas politics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related; Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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