Search Results: Biltmore Oswald by J Thorne Smith

Frederick A. Stokes, 0001-01-01 00:00:00. Hardcover . Acceptable. Smith,J. Thorne Biltmore Oswald: Diary of a Hapless Recruit No dust jacket issued. Edge and corner wear to pictorial board. Quarter size patch on pictorial board is rubbed off. Pictorial board is in acceptable condition. Pages still clean and tight in binding. Book is in acceptable condition. All U.S. orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1918. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dorgan, RIchard. Pictorial boards, worn on edges. Lacking paper on spine. Some marginal soiling and a bit of foxing.

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New York: F. A. Stokes, 1918. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Dick Dorgan . 31 B&W cartoon illustrations by Dick Dorgan. Illustrated cardboard covers. Small tear to spine edge, otherwise Very good. Record # 304039

New York: Stokes, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. fine. First edition of THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Illustrated paper covered boards. 87 pp. with 31 black and white humorous illustrations in black and white. by Richard Dorgan. A tight, bright, generally fine example (and rather unusual thus), with a tiny stain to the upper front tip. Humorous anecdotes of a World War One Navy recruit. The sketches originally appeared in a Naval Reserve magazine then collected here in book form. Thorne Smith (1892-1934) would go on to become one of the foremost American humorists of the first half of the 20th century; he was best known for his "Topper" novels, books that retained their popularity long after his death and were the basis both for the 1937 movie with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett and the mid 1950s TV series starring Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper.

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.

NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1918. A tight, clean copy of the first edition of the author's first book in dustwrapper that shows some chipping, and tears (repaired archivally from the obverse). Still, a desirable copy of Smith's book. The author went on to write the Topper series later in life. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG Only. Illus. by Dick Dorgan.