New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1918. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with some rubbing along edges. Hinges good, interior pages yellowing, previous owner bookplate ffep. DJ lightly soiled but displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. 87 pages. The haps and mishaps of a naval reservist who manages to see the ridiculous side of a serious situation - after four hours of duty on a sleet-driven post, he manages to say "Thank God there are no mosquitoes!" This is Thorne's first novel and is followed by Out o'Luck.. Illus. by Richard "Dick" Dorgan. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good.

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Bookseller: Deja Vu Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013056
Title: BILTMORE OSWALD: THE DIARY OF A HAPLESS RECRUIT
Author: Smith, J. Thorne
Illustrator: Richard "Dick" Dorgan
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1918
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction - Adult;

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