August 15 1917 (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light shelf wear to book, firm binding. Jacket is edge-worn and chipped, with paper loss at bottom of rear panel. 139 pages of light verse about military life during World War I. Illustrated by P.B. Crosby. P.B. Crosby (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917. This humorous volume of poetry and cartoons by a First World War regiment anticipates Bill Mauldin's work in the next world war with its charming insubordination. Life in the army can give one a certain ironic attitude! A Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan paper-covered boards with brown lettering and a cartoon figure on the front cover. Clean text, very bright and fresh; 139 pages, with an extra page in the rear featuring a drawing of a nurse. Illustrated endpapers. A nice souvenir of a horrific war. Lacking the dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt cameo to the front board, top edge gilt,others untrimmed. Royal quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains frontispiece, red and black printed title, (xii), 370 pp with 32 single sided full-page monochrome illustrations and archive photographs on loaded paper. This is the complete history of the Athenaeum, a Gentlemen's Club in London, written to honour its centenary. Contents: Part I: Introduction. I. Coffee Houses and the First Clubs. II. Our Founders and First Committees. III. In Temporary Premises. IV. Building of the Club House. V. 1830-1840. VI. 1840-1860. VII. 1860-1880. VIII. Finance After 1870. IX. 1880-1914. X. The Years of War. XI. The Library. Part II: Rule II Elections. Biographical Sketches from 1831 to 1925. Index. SIGNED and dated 'April 1926 by Frederic George Kenyon', Director of British Museum, President of British Academy etc. to the front free end paper. Spine sun darkened, rubbing across the spine caps and corners, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. LONDON (Londinium).…