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THE RED CROSS GIRLS WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY
by Vandercook, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good / Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Co, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. 12mo. 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. 261. Illustrated with frontispiece engraving of a story scene. Ochre boards with red and black World War I scene and nurse, and black title, stamped to front. Red and black title and nurse to spine. Light shelfwear to corners and top/bottom of spine. Small dent to top of spine. Spotting to edges. Decorated endpapers. Bit of play to rear hinge. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges with a few short closed tears. Light soiling to rear of dutjacket. Margaret Vandercook (1877-1958) did not become a professional writer until after her husband's death in 1908, but has since been described as the queen of Camp Fire writers, writing twenty-one Camp Fire novels under her own name as well as the pseudonym "Margaret Love Sanderson." In addition to the Camp Fire Girls series, Margaret is also known for her other girls series books which include the Ranch Girls series, Red Cross Girls series, and Girl Scouts series. Additional works include stories, articles and poems for Harper's Bazar, Delineator, Pearson's Magazine, Book News Monthly, Paris Modes, and many other publications. (from Wikipedia).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87301
- Title
- THE RED CROSS GIRLS WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY
- Author
- Vandercook, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John C. Winston Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- war stories, girl's stories
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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