Buck Private (123 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Sly, Franklin and Reamer, Tolman R. (illustrator). Interesting book about war and all that it brings. WWI poetry, hymns, tales. Some wear to the covers. Some marks inside on a few pages. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Cover may be different than pictured.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Soft cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sly, Franklin; Reamer, Tolman R. (illustrator). Fortieth Printing. Tanning. White specs on boards. Pages clean. Binding good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sly, Franklin; Reamer, Tolman R. (illustrator). Fortieth Printing.

Hardcover. Hb. G/No Dj. 40th Ptg. 138pp. Extremities rubbed & chipped; top spine split. OK reading copy.

Stapled Binding. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Toned along spine, minor wear to corners. 1929 Stapled Binding. 140 pp. Original wrappers. Decorative borders on each page, black-and-white photographs. A collection of writings by, and verse inspired by, the 77th Infantry Division during World War I, now known as The Lost Battalion. The soldiers of this unit, commanded by Major Charles Whittlesey, were trapped in the Argonne Forest by German troops and rescue after heavy casualties. Their story inspired two films, one in 1919 and a remake in 2001.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 40th Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Light wear to the boards with minor corner bumping. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. Fortieth printing. Sketches by Franklin Sly and Tolman Reamer.

140pp. 12mo sepia & white fold-out frontis illustration + other photos. additional sketches by Franklin Sly & Tolman R. Reamer. Gilt decorated brown wrappers Six Hundredth Thousand. Presentation bookplate of the VFW, Post 611, Taunton, Mass. tipped to 1/2 title page. very light cover wear: VG+.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Franklin Sly (illustrator). 80 Pages; Pages Tight; Clean; No Markings; Staple Binding. Beige Pages With Brown Borders And Illustrations. Tan Leather-Like Soft Covers With Black Lettering And Illustration On Front Cover; Moderate Shelf Wear. Fold Out Frontispiece With Us Official Photo Of Lieut-Col Charles W Whittlesey, Commander Of The :Lost Battalion"And U S Photographyy Of The "Lost Battalion" Taken In France. Front Pages Include: A Tribute By Charles W Whittlesesy; Memorial Address By Col N K Averill; And Foreword By Buck Private Mccollum. Numerous Poems Include: Up There; Killed In Action; Gassed; Oh Boy!; The Medal; Visions; The Buck; My Pals; History Of The Lost Battalion; Mother; The Flare; Treasures; Detail Army; Cooties; The Bandolier; Buddies; That Hike; We Are Coming Back; Homeward Bound; Let's Go!; The Price; The Returns, Phantoms, Etc. Each Page Is Elaborately Decorated With Borders And Illustrations Along Margins.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG/none, 5th printing, used, blue cloth with red, white, blue and gilt text on upper, 138 pages. Interior clean, no marks, pages slightly toning, binding tight. Slight rubbing to exterior,

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Cover has some edge tears. Corners bumped and show wear. Previous owner's name inside. There is some soiling to the cover. Pages show reader wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer (illustrator). Pub by Bucklee, 1939, stated 40th Printing. VG cond. hardcover, no dj. Blue bds w/ gilt lettering on cover. Light soiling to exterior. DAV presentation card laid in. Illus by Franklin Sly and Tolman Reamer. 139pp. Book is square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Novelty. Condition: Fair. Reprint. Scuffing and Edgewear to coversOriginal wrappers. Decorative borders on each page, black & white photographs. Detached from spine except by a few staples, sits loosely as a result.

Softbound. Condition: Good. Duodecimo, soiled stapled paper covers, 64 pp., illustrated margins.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This soft cover 1921 assumed first edition has sketches by Franklin Sly. The previous owner has an interesting inscription on the inside front cover. The Tribute page has been torn in half to the gutter about one 5th of the way down; it is still present. The soft cover is worn and has some missing chips.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Good. Wear to cover, bumped corners, pages tanned but clean and unmarked. Binding intact. There is a presentation bookplate from the American Legion to a previous owner in the front. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. (World War I) THE LOST BATTALION. By "Buck Private" McDollum, and this copy SIGNED by the Author on endpaper. Sketches by Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer. Bucklee Publishing Co., 1937. Small 12mo size book, in the original publisher's box; beige clth binding with red/white/blue titles in very fine condition; the box is solid, fine and well preserved condition 138-pages of text fine, all text within decorative borders. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sly, Franklin (illustrator). 4th Edition. No writing. Book is clean. Light wear on cover edges. Small tear at top of spine.

Original Wraps. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer (illustrator). Black titles and decoration on gray textured wraps, 140 pages illustrated with line drawings and photos. Serious edge wear to cover and general soiling. Previous owner's name and address on half-title page. Creasing to fold-out frontispiece.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 12mo., brown leatherette, black/gilt stamping. "Six Hundredth Thousand." Fold-out frontis., has crease, presentation bookplate affix to half-title p. Prof. illus. w/ photos and sketches by Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer. 140pp. w/ brown ink on buff paper. Beautiful, tight copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Franklin Sly and Tolman R. Reamer (illustrator). VERY NICE LOOKING BROWN COVER WITH TEXTURED RICH DESIGN, BLACK DESIGN FRONT OF EAGLE AND PRINT, TWO COPIES ARE AVAILABLE, BOTH HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AROUND THE EDGES. NUMBER 1 HAS A PRICE MARKED INSIDE WITH NO OTHER MARKINGS ACCEPT FOR WHERE SOMETHING HAD BEEN GLUED ONTO AND PULLED OFF FIRST PAGE. BOTH ARE EXCELLENT SHAPE THROUGHOUT. A NICE FRONTISPIECE PHOTO OF THE COMMANDER OF THE LOST BATTALION, THE FRONTISPIECE FOLDS OUT WITH A PICTURE OF THE BATTALION IN FRANCE. ARTWORK IS TREMENDOUS AND DETAILS ALL THE WAY THROUGH. GREAT BOOKS. NUMBER 2 HAS A STICKER IN THE FRONT WHERE THIS BOOK WAS PRESENTED TO A LADY IN APPRECIATION OF ASSISTANCE BY A COMMANDER BY VATERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. BOOKS ARE SOLD SEPARATE. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. FRANKLIN SLY AND TOLMAN R. REAMER (illustrator). 5TH PRINTING.

paperback. Condition: Good. shows minor wear and tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Frankin Sly (illustrator). 78 Pages. Staple Binding; Heavy Beige Paper Stock. Pages Tight; Penciled Note On Front End Page. No Other Markings On Pages. Sketch Son Margins Of Every Page. Moderate Page Wear; Tan Soft Covers With Black Letterings And Illustration On Front Cover; Cover Extends 1/4 Inch Beyond Pages And Shows Some Creasing And Wear On Corners, Edges And Spine Ends. Slight Rubbing And Fading; Smudging On Lower Back Cover And Corner. Frontispiece Includes Image Of Lieut. Col Charles Whittlesey And Fold Out Image Of The U S Official Photograph Of The "Lost Battalion". Tribute Written By Charles Mccollum On November 11, 1920 And Memorial Address By Col N K Averill At Services Of Lieut. Col. Charles W Whittlesey In Front Of Book. Index In Front Lists Titles Of Over 30 Poems. Titles Include: Up There; Killed In Action; Gassed; Medal; The Pirate Gun; My Pals; History Of The Lost Battalion; The Flare; Treasures; Cooties; Our Chaplain; Buddies; That Hike; Homeward Bound; The Price; The Returns; Phantoms, Etc. Rare Vintage Copy Of This Beautiful Memorial And Tribute To The Lost Battalion.