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Card covers. Condizione: Vg. 382 Pp. Illus.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xxvi, 368 pp. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament. Volume V. LCC: 2006020858.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xiii, 199 pp. Proceedings of the Symposium 'Textiles in Trust" held at Blickling Hall, Norfolk, September 1995.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: As New. First Edition 1st Printing. SUB-TITLE: Memoirs of the Canadian Red Cross Corps (Overseas Detachment). TYPESETTING: Julie Cochrane. COVER ART: Voluntary Aid Detachment WW II poster (courtesy of the Canadian Red Cross). FRONTISPIECE: Catherine MacDonald Waters. COVER DESIGN: Julie Cochrane. CONTENTS: Foreword; Phyllis Elder Matheson; Frances Martin Day; Lois Goodwin Golding; Jane Rogers; Joan Macarthur Lindley; Jean Ellis Wright; Eileen (Biddie) Wilkins; Catherine MacDonald Waters; Audrey Stewart Copping; Dorothy Falkner Burgoyne Doolittle; Sheila Moffat; Rosamund Follis Miskolczi; Audrey C. Kitching; E. R. (Betty) Wightman; Nancy Lang Tyrwhitt-Drake; Marion Stewart; Helen M. Egan; Mary-Louise Harrison Ruttan; Helen Perodeau; Eileen Graham; Betty Bussell Simone; Margot Elmsley; Eleanor Wallace Culver; Leah Halsall; Peggy Leigh McRae Fairey; Grace Maynard; Edith W. Muttart Sparke; Claire Watson Fisher; Dorothea Powell Wiens; Florence Bell; Jacqueline Robitaille Van Campen; Afterword; About the Editors; Further Reading; Index. SYNOPSIS: In these Red Cross memoirs, 31 women tell their stories of volunteer work with the Canadian Red Cross Corps in overseas postings during World War II and the Korean War. These dramatic narratives take us across oceans infested with enemy submarines to witness Canadian women on duty in the U.K., in Europe and in Asia. The volunteers shouldered challenging and often dangerous jobs, working as nurse's aides, ambulance drivers, cooks and welfare and escort officers. We learn how it feels to survive daily bombings and severe food shortages, to witness death and destruction all around, and to acquire the spirit and courage exhibited by so many "ordinary" people during the war. Laced with humour and filled with grace, these stories are a testament to the vital yet often overlooked responsibilities that thousands of women gallantly accepted to help create a world of peace. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Magazine proof. Small octavo. Perfect bound. Illustrated paper wrappers. Rubbed with vertical fold extending through all the wraps, very good or better. The editor's corrected copy for the printer of this literary magazine from Edinburgh Scotland with printed versos and rectos followed by alternating blank sheets, various editorial marks throughout, and taped in poem now loose. Contributors to this issue include Hird, Gael Turnbull, Phyllis Lyth, Edward Mackin, J. Phoenice, Celia Randall, D.W. Broadbridge, Phillippa Berlyn, Frances Harland, Moria O'Donaghoe, Geoff Richman, Martin Haley, Roy MacGregor-Hastie, Paul Callan, Richard Milner, Eric Nixon, W. Sanderson, John Hales-Tooke, Gloria Evans Davies, Carla Lanyon Lanyon, Kenneth S. Kitchin, Paul Greene, Gordon Harris, W.H. Boore, Dorothy Stringer, Maurice Tasnier, R.L. Cook, John Lucas, and Andrew Molloy Carson.…