Auntie Mabel's War by Marian Wenzel; John Cornish - 1980-09-11

Hardback. Very Good.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Allen Lane, 1980. 128 pp, oblong 8vo (7 3/4" H x 10 1/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions of photographs, postcards, newspaper clipping, maps, etc. "There have been many books of the experiences of men and women in the First World War. (This one) is different. It is the story of a nurse who served in Northern France and the Balkans with the Scottish Women's Hospital - a suffragette organization. Turning the pages, the reader has a vivid impression of actually being present as Mabel lives and copes with the war. The undoubted oddities of Mabel's character and her frequent lapses in taste are a major delight of the book. Coming from a solid middle-class family, makers of the famous Fox's umbrellas in Stocksbridge, the war is a liberation for her and she displays no interest in returning to England and her family. It is a most most unusual book and Mabel an unlikely heroine. Its charm lies in the sense of immediacy and period with which it… Read More

London: Allen Lane , 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing. Quarto hardback.Illustrated throughout. 128 pp Very good + condition in very good, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

Allen Lane (London), 1980-09-11. Hardcover. Good. 2.0305 cent in x 25.6345 cent in x 19.5431 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Allen Lane. Collectible - Very Good. SIGNED/INSCRIBED AND WITH ALS! London: Allen Lane 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo oblong 128 pgs. B/w photos. Signed and inscribed by Wenzel on front endpage. Long handwritten letter by Wenzel laid in. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (World War 1, Nurses, Biography) Inquire if you need further information.

London: Penguin Books Limited. Very Good/Very Good -. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0713912650 Illustrated jacket complete and unclipped. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. Black and white photographs. 128 pages clean and tight. .

(London): Allen Lane, (1980). First edition. Approximately 8" x 10", dark brown boards, pp. 128; numerous illustrations. The story of a nurse who served in Northern France and the Balkans with the Scottish Women's Hospital - a suffragette organization. Top edge of first two leaves a litlle rough from opening, else a very good copy in a dust jacket with a 1" closed tear and a few tiny edge tears. Comes with a mylar dust jacket protector..

Allen Lane (London), 1980-09-11. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.0305 in x 25.6345 in x 19.5431 in. .

London: Penguin, 1980. slight wear cover edges, some library marks, slight moisture staaining top corner, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Oblong. Ex Library.