Mademoiselle Miss:. Letters from an American Girl Serving with the Rank of Lieutenant in a French Army Hospital at the Front
by Cabot, Richard (preface)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good DJ
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Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: W.A. Butterfield, 1917. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. The letters span from September 20, 1915 to April 1,1916. Reprinted 6 times in the first 12 months, this work was "[p]ublished for the benefit of the American Fund for Frech Wounded." Overall, a handsome copy in its original, and quite scarce, DJ. Very minor toning at text block edges, small stamp under front pastedown (under flap), small spot of tape residue on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light/moderate edge wear, several small chips at edges, several small, closed tears, even toning/soiling, chip at head and heel, else bright. Halfbound, pale blue cloth spine, textured grey boards, black ink lettering, frontispiece. 12mo. 102pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
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- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3346
- Title
- Mademoiselle Miss:. Letters from an American Girl Serving with the Rank of Lieutenant in a French Army Hospital at the Front
- Author
- Cabot, Richard (preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Publisher
- W.A. Butterfield
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Biography | History, History of Ideas, Non-Fiction
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- Cloth
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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