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TED MARSH AND THE ENEMY, #4 in series.
by Sherwood Elmer (pseudonym for Samuel Lewenkrohn)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair condition only (loss at both ends of spine, corners bumped, other wear to the covers).
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
Racine, WI:: Whitman Publishing Co.,, nd (ca 1919). Hardcover -. Fair condition only (loss at both ends of spine, corners bumped, other wear to the covers).. Reprint. Originally published as a title in the Lucky Series, this is set against the backdrop of World War I on the border of New Mexico and Mexico, where the Germans are trying to persuade Mexico to declare war against the US, and other nefarious acts. Illustrated with 4 drawings on plain paper and illustrated endpapers by Neil O'Keefe. An unfortunate example of the worst in juvenile series, with poor writing and characterization , overt racism, and very cheaply produced, even for Whitman. 124 pp. small format, stapled text block printed on gray paper in illustrated paper-covered boards.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75932
- Title
- TED MARSH AND THE ENEMY, #4 in series.
- Author
- Sherwood Elmer (pseudonym for Samuel Lewenkrohn)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair condition only (loss at both ends of spine, corners bumped, other wear to the covers).
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Co.,
- Place of Publication
- Racine, WI:
- Date Published
- nd (ca 1919)
- Keywords
- new mexico, mexico, pancho villa, world war i, boys series,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile series;
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- ND
- no publisher's date given
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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