Octavo, tan cloth covers with pictorial design. Covers a bit rubbed and spine is very dulled. Four black and white illustrations by Norman Rockwell. 185 pages; text clean and tight. Fiction set in the Plattsburgh camp before the U.S. entry into World War I. This is the first edtion in book form -- it was first published i nthe periodical, The Youth's Companion. 020117A The Great War, WWI Military, training camps. Seller Inventory # 000017963

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Bibliographic Details

Title: THE PLATTSBURGERS

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston & New York

Publication Date: 1917

Binding: hardcover

Illustrator: Rockwell, Norman

Condition: Good +

Edition: First Edition.

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Established in 1984, Alkahest Bookshop took over the space and stock of the Atheneum Bookstore on Central St. in Evanston, IL. For many years we were a partner in Chicago Rare Book Center, which closed in 2017. We are now on-line, and have a select general stock, with large sections on U.S. history, art, and literature. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and IOBA.

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Alkahest Books
IL, U.S.A.

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All items are subject to prior sale. You may order or inquire about books by
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hours are currently irregular, so e-mail is more reliable than phone. Payment
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Books may be returned within ten days for any reason, if prior notice is given.
Alkahest Books is a sole proprietorship, whose owner is Patricia Martinak,
located at 545 Juneberry Rd. Riverwoods, IL 60015. email is:
alkahestbooks@toast.net. Phone: 847-236-1154

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