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Yankee Si!; The Story of Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke and His 36,000 Children
by Edmund W. Janss
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1961 William Morrow & Company, New York. 1961. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight head and tail bump; scant bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Very Good: NOT Price Clipped ($3.75); chipping at head; small missing piece at tail; closed tears to bottom of front panel. Yellow boards with black overlay on the spine with bright white lettering on the spine.182 pp 8vo. For Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke and the Christian Children's Fund, charity begins with children and his foundation, founded in the 1920s in Armenia, now provides homes for children in 46 countries. His foundation operates on the foster-parent idea whereby a sponsor "adopts" a needy child overseas and sends letters, packages and help to sustain that child. 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 #
- 010041
- Title
- Yankee Si!; The Story of Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke and His 36,000 Children
- Author
- Edmund W. Janss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Christian Children's fund, foster-parent, orphans, abandoned children, Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke, charity, Yankee imperialists,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
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
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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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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Brodart
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Chipping
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- 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....
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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