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The American National Red Cross: Its Origin, Purposes and Service
by Sarah Elizabeth Pickett
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Century Company, 1924 The Century Company, New York. 1924. Hardcover. Stated as 2nd Edition on the title page and 2nd Printing on the DJ. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name stamp on the front and rear free end papers. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; light dust soiling to textblock top; slight flaking to red cross on spine. DJ; Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to spine; small closed tears. Dark blue cloth boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 210 pp 12mo. "This is a history of the Red Cross, explaining its origin, purposes and the manner in which it administers various functions. The work is extensive. A survey of the many activities in which the Red Cross takes a part may cause apprehension as to the extent to which it takes over peacetime functions that are more properly the work of the individual and the community. The book is published "not for profit," and will be valuable to any one who is anxious to encourage the work of this philanthropic organization." A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014983
- Title
- The American National Red Cross: Its Origin, Purposes and Service
- Author
- Sarah Elizabeth Pickett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Red Cross, American National Red Cross, philanthropic organizations, national charities, World War II, U.S. Medical Corps, disaster relief, war wounded, public health, preventive health, armies at war,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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