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The Edge of War
by Donoghue, Jack (SIGNED)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0920490751
- ISBN 13
- 9780920490754
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Calgary, AL: Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 1988. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Bill Brownridge (cover painting). Book, " is a detailed account by Jack Donoghue who gained PR experience during the War through his officer training in Canada, his assignment to No. 3 PR Unit in Europe and his service as assistant editor of ' The Maple Leaf ', the daily newspaper for our overseas forces. " (front flap) 149 pp. Book is from the library of the Providence Mother House, Heathfield in Kingston, ON. Library attachments: Library/DISCARDED stamp ffep and on Full Title Page, Dewey sticker at base of spine (DJ)and one at bottom of FTP, card pocket rep and library stamp on bottom edge. Otherwise the book itself is as new. Unclipped DJ is plastic protected and pristine. Dedication: " For the Providence Sisters [underlined] / Without you [sic] prayers this wouldn't have been published. It would be presumptious of me to consider it spiritual reading. But I believe it does has his moments. I hope you like it. Remember in your prayers Ted and the other boys ( and they were boys) who didn't make it home. / Jack Donoghue [underscore] /Sep '88 " Poignantly signed and dedicated in the year of publication. Bookseller's Inventory # 201858.
Synopsis
Just David is a 1916 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter. It was among the top six bestsellers in cities across the United States in 1916, and in July 1916 it was the second bestselling novel. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin, it tells the story of a young boy, David, who must learn to adapt to living with others after the death of his recluse father; along the way, the villagers and his adoptive parents adopt as much or more to him.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001858
- Title
- The Edge of War
- Author
- Donoghue, Jack (SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Bill Brownridge (cover painting)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0920490751
- ISBN 13
- 9780920490754
- Publisher
- Detselig Enterprises Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Calgary, AL
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- DONOGHUE, JACK. WAR CORRESPONDENTS - CANADA - BIOGRAPHY. WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 - JOURNALISTS - BIOGRAPHY. WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 - PERSONAL NARRATIVES, CANADIAN.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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