The Rhymes of a Red-Cross Man.
by SERVICE Robert W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T Fisher Unwin,, [1916]. 8vo., First UK Edition, wanting front free endpaper, neat contemporary signature on half-title, rear free endpaper lightly browned, fore-edges lightly spotted; original decorative red cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, tight, clean copy. The British edition of this scarce title
Synopsis
Originally published in 1916, Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man is a collec tion of poems based on Robert Service’s experience driving a Red Cross ambulance in France during World War I. Some selections include "The Fool," "Our Hero," "My Mate," "The Convalescent," "Wounded," "The Man From Athabaska," "Carry On," "Bill the Bomber," "The Odyssey of ’Erbert ’Iggins," and "The Stretcher Bearer."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12116
- Title
- The Rhymes of a Red-Cross Man.
- Author
- SERVICE Robert W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Fisher Unwin,
- Date Published
- [1916]
- Keywords
- modern firsts, poetry, poems, ww1, great war, ww1 literature, robert service, soughdough, robert w. service, modern first editions, rhymes, red-cross, man
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