With Isabel Dingman (5 results)
Face Powder [Facepowder] and Gunpowder
Ellis, Jean M.; with Isabel Dingman; Foreword by Major-General C. B. Price
Published by S. J. Reginald Saunders, Toronto 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, CanadaEric James
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 229 pages including Hambleton's drawings; book very gently used, only tiny traces of shelf wear to cover edges, very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ rubbed and chipped at hinge and spine ends, two short tears, l…ooks decent and presentable with bright and colourful front and spine panels in black, blue, red and white, now in new mylar protector. Jack Hambleton (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by S. J. Reginald Saunders & Company, Toronto 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.NorthStar Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 229 pgs, text drawings by Jack Hambleton. Stated first edition. Presentation from Jean Ellis on front free endpaper. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor edge rubbing on corners and bottom of spine. Interior is clean and tight. Unclipped DJ… is worn with chips on , rear panel, spine and top edges; folds are worn and torn. Now in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author joined the Canadian Volunteer Aid Detachment (V.A.D.) as a Red Cross worker, and six months later was posted to Europe as a welfare officer during WWII. This is a charming story of the good work she and the others did, while also describing in a light way, what her life was life while serving overseas. A different kind of war story, but still compelling and real. Presentation from author: "To Mrs. Keith Hutchinson - This is what happens when you send a V.A.D. to war! Jean Ellis". Inscribed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by S.J.Reginald Saunders & Company Limited, Toronto 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, CanadaWestside Stories
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Canadian Edition. A Nice Solid Clean Book, , No Marks Or Inscriptions. Red Cloth Covered Boards With Dulled Gilt Title On The Spine And A Dulled Gilt Caricature On The Bottom Right Corner Of The Front. Minor Bumping To The Spine Ends And Tipsd. The Dj Is Complete Not… Price Clipped And Is Shelf Aged. Blue And Black Illustrated With Chips To Spine Ends And Along Edges. Tips Are Knocked And There Is A Tiny Triangle Missing From The Rear Left Tip. A Little Scuffing To The Rear. Now Brodart Covered And Protected . Hambleton, Jack (illustrator).
Published by S.J. Reginald Saunders, Toronto
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBurton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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[1947], 1st Canadian Edition. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 229pp. Illustrations. There is a small bump on the bottom front corner and the dust jacket has minor edgewear and chipping. Illustrations by Jack Hambleton. Foreword by C.B. Price, Major-General. Locale. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Red Cr…oss, World War 2).
Published by S. J. Reginald Saunders & Co, Toronto, Canada 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: fair to good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First Canadian Edition. 229 pages. Illus., foxing ins bds & flylves, ink notation ins frontis, DJ foxed & soiled: edges worn, small tears. Signed by Jean Ellis. Scarce memoir. After Jean Ellis' husband died early in World War II, she joined the Red Cross Corps; eve…ntually she was one of three women chosen for attachment to the first Canadian General Hospital set up in Normandy after D-Day. Jack Hambleton (illustrator).
