The Story of Dr. Wassell
by James Hilton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company / Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1943. Very Good +/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company / Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1943. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in decorative dust jacket retaining original price ($1.50); xi,[1],158pp. General edge wear to jacket extremities including a few short closed tears never approaching text, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bookseller ticket to rear pastedown, else a Very Good copy, better than often encountered.
Fictionalized account based on the true events centered around the deeds of Dr. Corydon Wassell (1884-1958), a Lieutenant Commander who managed to evacuate his wounded men from Java following the Japanese invasion. Royalties were donated to the Navy Relief Society, according to the front jacket flap.
Fictionalized account based on the true events centered around the deeds of Dr. Corydon Wassell (1884-1958), a Lieutenant Commander who managed to evacuate his wounded men from Java following the Japanese invasion. Royalties were donated to the Navy Relief Society, according to the front jacket flap.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11992
- Title
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
- Author
- James Hilton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company / Atlantic Monthly Press Book
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1943
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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