Front Home by Yoder Robert: First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. First printing. Library stamp to FEP, otherwise a clean and bright VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Scarce. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing with illustrated endpages and title page. Humorous columns about civilian life during World War II first published in the Chicago Daily News. The book is square with sound hinges. A single page has some tanning where part of a newspaper article was used as a marker. Otherwise, pages are clean and undamaged. Blue cloth covers are completely clean but with some fading along edges. No bumped corners or rub wear. The dust jacket is not price-clipped. It shows very slight soiling, some toning (age tanning) and some stains along the seam between inside rear flap and back panel. It also has some chips and tears to the edges, the deepest of which is about 3/4". (Note: Photos may show magnified dust, a flash reflection, or color washout.) Paypal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes or priority envelopes secured with cardboard. Additional photos emailed upon request. A5.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 115 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art and endpapers by Alain. Short comical pieces on civilian life during World War II. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. Price clipped. A beautiful copy. Alain (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition of this curmudgeonly collection of essays about wartime America, taking on everything from the Victory Garden to "advances" in apparel. Compiled from Yoder's beloved humor columns in the Chicago Daily News, There's No Front Like Home focuses on the petty irritations and absurdities of the war effort--particularly the propaganda around it. His targets include wartime etiquette, questionable innovations in clothing, the futility of the Victory Garden, and taxes. While Yoder is an unapologetic misogynist, the good in his writing far outweighs the bad. There's No Front Like Home is a fantastic snapshot of American life during war, including some of the more obscure aspects that have faded from the public's historical knowledge of the era. Owner gift inscription on title page, reading: "I don't know whether this is good for a laugh or not. Sue." Book about-fine, dust jacket with slight soiling and only light wear to extremities. Near-fine condition. …