Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good. 1918. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book has a bit of a slant. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The covers have generalized ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper and a ink stamped name on the front pastedown page. The rear cover has an inked date. The rear inner hinge has cracked and been repaired. "In 1916, Robert Derby Holmes, from Boston, Massachusetts, traveled to England on a horse boat, tending to a detachmen of stallions for the British Army. When Holmes reache England, he immediately went to the Trafalgar Square recruiting office and joined the army. He rose to the rank of Corporal and served in the 22nd London Battalion before being wounded and sent to a British hospital." ( Characters from the Diamond by Ronald T. Waldo) .

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A38570
Title: A Yankee In The Trenches
Author: Holmes, R. Derby
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: 2nd Printing
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1918
Keywords: World War I, R. Derby Holmes, British Army, 22nd London Battalion, World War I Allies, World war I
Bookseller catalogs: World War I;

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About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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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....
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.