Rhymes Of a Red Cross Man

by Service, Robert W

Originally published in 1916, Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man is a collection of poems based on Robert Service’s experience driving a Red Cross ambulance in France during World War I.

Some selections include "The Fool," "Our Hero," "My Mate," "The Convalescent," "Wounded," "The Man From Athabaska," "Carry On," "Bill the Bomber,"  "The Odyssey of ’Erbert ’Iggins," and "The Stretcher Bearer."

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1916
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New York: Barse & Hopkins. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1916. 1st American Edition; 1st Issue. Hardcover. CH; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition but has some begining bumping, edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of… Read more about this item
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New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1916. Hardcover. Very good condition. Service [1874 - 1958] was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon". His travels inspired his poetry, and his poems were wildly popular. This book, primarily war poetry, was dedicated to his brother who died in W.W.I; Service was an ambulance driver and… Read more about this item
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1916
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Bookplate and two owner's names on preliminary pages, hinges neatly restored, small tears on the cloth, very good lacking the dustwrapper.
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

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1916
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New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1916. Undetermined. near fine. 2nd American Edition. 192pp. Octavo. Red cloth. Gilt lettering with illustration of soldier on spine. Front cover shows an first aid attendant looking through eye glasses on a field. Behind him a red cross hovers in the gilt sky. Cover has black lettering. Worn at corners and top and… Read more about this item
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by Service, Robert W.

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1916
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London: T. Fisher Unwin. 1916. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Foxing to page edges and fading to spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man, Service, Robert W. Published by William Briggs, Toronto, 1916. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 203 pp. Yapped bound soft tan suede; all edges gilt; gilt titles front and spine with black embossed border front and back. Dedicated to "The Memory of My Brother Lieutenant Albert Service Canadian Infantry Killed In Action,… Read more about this item
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1909
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New York: Barse, 1909. First edition. . Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Prev. owner's plate on front pastedown. Some wear to cover (see photo).. 192 p., [1] leaf of plates; 20 cm. Includes Plates. THIS IS A BARSE AND HOPKINS NY 1ST EDITION-HAS NO DJ-COVERS VERY NICE-TITLE SHARP AND IN GOLD GILT-PGS LOOK CLEAN UNMARKED-TAD EDGE WEAR… Read more about this item
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by SERVICE Robert W.

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T Fisher Unwin,, [1916]. 8vo., First UK Edition, wanting front free endpaper, neat contemporary signature on half-title, rear free endpaper lightly browned, fore-edges lightly spotted; original decorative red cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, tight, clean copy. The British edition of this scarce title
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by ROBERT W. SERVICE

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1916
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GREEN CLOTH(1ST ISSUE) GOLD LETTERING, SPINE SOILED, LIGHT RUBBING AND LIGHT SHELFWEAR,PREVIOUS OWNER SIGNATURE 1ST LEFT DATED 1920 IN PENCIL.
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1916
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New York, New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Fourth book of poetry by the English-Scot Canadian immigrant writer/poet who was often called "the bard of the Yukon" in his day (1974-1958). A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1916, this small hardback with green cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering & design… Read more about this item
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Robert W Service

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1917
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Green panel hardback. 195 pgs. Covers show normal wear from age but are still in great shape. Previous owner's nameplate on inside of front cover. Pages are clean and bright.
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by Service, Robert W.

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1916
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1916. Red boards, 176 pages. Bumped and rubbed on ends of spine, spine faded, corners bowed and rubbed, boards lightly smudged, scattering of pinpoint black marks on fore edge, pages darkened, previous owner's name in ink on ffep and shadow of signature carried through to fly-title page, note regarding Robert Service hand-written in ink… Read more about this item
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by Robert W. Service

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1916
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New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. near fine. Octavo. Green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. 191pp. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedown. Small date stamp of Dec 28 1916 on bottom of last page of text.
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Service, Robert W

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Barse & Hopkins,, 1916-01-01. First Edition. Very Good/Acceptable. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Gift inscription on ffep. Light wear & tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj quite shelf worn with scuffs, creases, toning, tears & large piece missing from spine. Dust jacket in a… Read more about this item
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Robert W. Service

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1916
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William Briggs, Toronto, 1916, Near Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 195 pages, 5" x 7.5". A tight and clean copy.
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Service, Robert W

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1916
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Barse & Hopkins, 1916. Hardcover. Good. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards. No dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No loose pages or creasing to spine. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Pages yellowing with age. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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The Rhymes of a Red-Cross Man

by SERVICE, Robert W. (1874-1958)

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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. [War Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.viii; 176. Publisher's red cloth, titled and decorated in gilt to upper and spine. Interior lightly toned with faint, infrequent spotting. Gift inscription in black ink to front paste-down. Photograph of Service pasted to flyleaf. Cloth rubbed and marked, toning to spine. Gentle shelfwear. Very good.… Read more about this item
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by SERVICE, Robert W.

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New York: Barse & Hopkins, [1916]. Octavo (19.5cm). Green cloth stamped in gilt; 192pp. Rubbed, with some gilt on front flaking away, with mild foxing throughout: Good. World War I poetry; Service drove an ambulance for the American Red Cross.
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Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man

by Service, Robert W.

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1916
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NY: Barse & Hopkins, 1916. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Remarkble gilt stamped suede 'boards'. Paste-downs removed. Still weirdly handsome.
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Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

by Service, Robert W.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front free endpaper.
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Later Printing
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1916
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NY: Barse & Hopkins. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper.. 1916. Later Printing. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with gold-stamped design on front boards. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 192 pages .
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