dolphus edward compere (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First edition (same date on title and copyright pages with no additional printings listed). Original red cloth, 192 pp, illustrated with frontispiece of author and a single cartoon. Hardcover, good, no dustjacket. Water(? ) stain on side edges of both boards which has lifted off some of the dye there, spine moderately faded; internally, paper lightly age yellowed, old bookseller's price (in pencil) otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked, probably never really read. Author was a physician in the Medical Corps, thus the book begins with the frown, his investigation into the death of a soldier who died in camp due to a lack of medical attention, followed by the smiles, lyrics to dozens of satirical songs set to popular tunes (no music) , jokes, pithy sayings etc. Regarding American experiences during World War I. Military; history; Americana; humor; satire.

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 206. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1920 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 206.