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It's A Great War
by Mary Lee
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1929 hardcover as pictured. An award winning but now neglected novel acclaimed in a 1930 American Legion contest as one of the best books to capture the experience of the first world war but also disparaged for describing the tawdry realities of the war and its aftermath. Its ironic title belies the truths told within. Lee was the daughter of a Boston Brahmin family who served in several positions in France during the war. She said she wrote the book to tell women the truth about the war. "They think that war is a pure, wonderful crusade...fine young men and women, fighting for Justice…. If people really knew what it was like — if women knew –." Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with silver stamping are rubbed and lightly soiled with some edge wear. Pencil notation on FFEP. Front hinge cracked at dedication page. Rough cut text block. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3059
- Title
- It's A Great War
- Author
- Mary Lee
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 576
- Size
- 5.5x8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War I, Feminism, US History, Horrors of War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Feminism; US History;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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