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Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor From World War II
by Charles Osgood, Editor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0786866616
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866618
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Hyperion, 2001 Hyperion, New York. 2001. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($22.95); light rubbing to front panel. Blue paper over boards with blue overlay on the spine; bright silver lettering on the spine. Gray endpapers. 188 pp 8vo. The editor has collected and assortment of classic stories and comic tales that buoyed the spirits of Americans who served on land, at sea, and in the air. The majority of the pieces were created during the war itself and the topics range from bad food to boot camp bullies. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016057
- Title
- Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor From World War II
- Author
- Charles Osgood, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0786866616
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866618
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, humor, stories, funny happenings, soldier tales, military jokes, military slang, humor in uniform, funny stories about WWII, Bill Mauldin, cartoons, army life.
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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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