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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AMERICAN LEGION AUXILLARY. DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1919-1929
by [Fletcher, Arnold Lloyd and Mae Pitzer Fletcher]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Raleigh, N.C.: Commerical Printing Co., 1930. viii, 376 pages. Numerous full-page photographs (portraits and few views) printed with the text. Original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt emblems on the front cover. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Good. Spine is partially faded, gilt is a bit dull, some spotting to the spine and covers, name on front free endpaper. Leaves are just a little toned, but clean. FIRST EDITION. The book is in two parts, with Arnold Lloyd Fletcher writing the history of the American Legion and his wife, Mae Pitzer Fletcher, providing the account of the work of ladies in the American Legion Auxillary. Each provides sketches of individual posts/units in addition to a history of the larger organization. One of Mr. Fletcher's chapters provides a brief discussion of the "Negro Posts of North Carolina" (pp. 194-197).
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- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000699
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AMERICAN LEGION AUXILLARY. DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1919-1929
- Author
- [Fletcher, Arnold Lloyd and Mae Pitzer Fletcher]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Commerical Printing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- mili
- Bookseller catalogs
- NORTH CAROLINA; WORLD WAR I;
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Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Gilt
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