Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
by Service, Robert W
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
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, France, August, 1916. Toning to endpapers and half-title; former owner's name neatly penned in light black ink to free endpaper; contents are otherwise in fine condition without marks, tears or folds; binding and pages are tight. Covers have a couple of tiny spots; gilt is partially rubbed to a few letters front cover; tiny chip to spine at top edge and tiny split to tail edge. A lovely, collectible copy. Robert William Service (1874–1958) was a Scottish born poet and writer whose poetry and verse is still known and celebrated world-wide. He wrote mostly poems of the west, or of the Alaskan Gold Rush days. He was an ambulance driver during WWI. Also available: Bar-Room Ballads, A Book of Verse, Robert W. Service- Signed First Edition, 1940. Book no: 3200; please inquire for details.
Synopsis
Originally published in 1916, Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man is a collec tion 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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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3508
- Title
- Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY AND DRAMA;
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Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.