Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

New York: Barse & Hopkins. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1916. 1st American Edition; 1st Issue. Hardcover. CH; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition but has some begining bumping, edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing, mostly to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with 8 full color , full page illustrations by Charles L. Wrenn. "Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon". Born in Lancashire of Scottish descent, he was a bank clerk by trade, but spent long periods travelling in Western America and Canada, often in some poverty. When his bank sent him to the Yukon, he was inspired by tales of the Klondike Gold Rush, and wrote two poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", which showed remarkable authenticity from an author with no experience of gold-mining, and enjoyed immediate popularity." (from Wikipedia) .