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Book. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Boards in green cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, slight buckling to spine, light shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front flyleaf, slight tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, light foxing throughout, preliminary pages uncut; xi, 290 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1344792. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Book. Octavo; G-/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ in mylar, taped at flaps to boards, edgewear, soiling, puckering to front; Boards in green cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners; Text block has inscription in ink on front flyleaf, light tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, clean text; xi, 290 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1344788. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Good. 1929 edition. No dust jacket. Signed by Marine William B. McKean (not the author). Green cloth boards have extensive rubbing on backside, other edge rubbbing and light soiling, and two small spots of light-colored paint on front. Binding has started at front hinge, and at page 66. Light foxing and toning on pages throughout, with some other dark age-related spots here and there. LO.
Edition:
Presumed later printing as no "A" on verso
Publisher:
Charles Scribner's Sons
Published:
1929
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13469936144
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Seller's Description:
Thomason, John W., Jr. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Previous owner's embossed seal on fep. xi, [1], 290 p. illus. 22 cm. The letter home. --Love story of a marine. --Before the rain. --War dog. --Hate. --Distinguished-service cross. --Tell it to the marines. --Air patrol. --The marines see the revolution. --Cross the line with Pershing. From Wikipedia: "John William Thomason, Jr. (Huntsville, Texas, 28 February 1893-12 March 1944, San Diego, California) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, as well as an author and illustrator of several books and magazine stories. The son of a physician and the grandson of Confederate General James Longstreet's chief of staff Major TJ Goree, John Thomason enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 6 April 1917 and served until his death in 1944. In 1917 Thomason married Leda Bass; they had one son, John "Jack" W Thomason III, born in 1920. [2] Serving as a Marine in World War II, Jack died in an airplane crash in Calcutta, India, in 1947. During World War I Thomason served as the executive officer of the 49th Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and was awarded the Navy Cross. Thomason served in, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. He led the Horse Marines at the Legation in Peking, commanded the 38th Company in China, commanded the Marine Detachment of the USS Rochester (CA-2), and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment at San Diego then was assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the beginning of American involvement in World War II Thomason was assigned to Admiral Chester Nimitz's staff as an inspector of Marine installations and visited Guadalcanal during the fighting. The U. S Navy destroyer USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) was named after him. During a posting as commander of the Marine Detachment Naval Ammunition Depot in Dover, Delaware, he met an old Marine Corps Base Quantico classmate and comrade in arms from the World War, Laurence Stallings famed for authoring What Price Glory? . Stallings introduced him to the editor of Scribner's Magazine who engaged Thomason to write and illustrate for the magazine whilst remaining on active duty with the Marine Corps."
Edition:
No "A" but bears first edition date of 1929 on title page
Publisher:
Scribner
Published:
1929
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13469927190
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Seller's Description:
Thomason, John W. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Inscribed to George O'Connor, signed in 1942. Signed humorous card for Chaplain service laid in. A sketch apparently by Thomason laid in. Cover worn and soiled. Some pages roughly cut. Discoloration to... xi, 290 pages. 22 cm. Illustrations. This is a rare item with an inscribed title page, signed ephemeral item, and what seems to be a drawing by Thomason. Portions copyrighted by International Magazine Company in 1928 and 1929. Thomason died at the age of 51, after a brief illness. He has served in WWI, Cuba, Nicaragua and China. At the time of his death he was assigned to the Amphibious Training Command, Pacific Fleet, stationed at San Diego, CA. This may be one of the last of his books that he autographed! Illustration on page 4 not cited in list of illustrations; there are a number of uncited illustrations marking section ending or beginning. The letter home. --Love story of a marine. --Before the rain. --War dog. --Hate. --Distinguished-service cross. --Tell it to the marines. --Air patrol. --The marines see the revolution. --Cross the line with Pershing.
