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As You Were edited by Alexander Woolcott - American Prose & Poetry - 1943
"As You Were - A Portable Library of American Prose and Poetry Assembled for Members of the Armed Forces and Merchant marine" edited by Alexander Woolcott - hardcover book published by The Viking Press in March 1943 - 655 pages - book measures 6.5" x 4.25" - original price unknown
Forward from book: "You hold in your hands at this moment a variety of reading matter - just verse and prose, as the young man in 'Chrome Yellow' said when asked the nature of his literary work - prose and verse, here reprinted on thin paper in a pocket-size volume for the convenience of men who are mostly on the move and must travel light. Since many of them will read it overseas, its contents have been limited to American letters in the hope that one part or another will reach them as a fond, familiar voice from the land they've left behind."
American Fiction has 20 stories
American Verse has 41 poems
American Fact has 25 selections
Condition: Good - some page discoloration from age - inscription on first page written in ink "To Connie From Joyce, Christmas 1943" -some wear around edges of covers - binding solid
Shipping weight: 1 pound (will be shipped Media Mail)
Combine purchases and save on shipping (based on total package weight)
(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
Forward from book: "You hold in your hands at this moment a variety of reading matter - just verse and prose, as the young man in 'Chrome Yellow' said when asked the nature of his literary work - prose and verse, here reprinted on thin paper in a pocket-size volume for the convenience of men who are mostly on the move and must travel light. Since many of them will read it overseas, its contents have been limited to American letters in the hope that one part or another will reach them as a fond, familiar voice from the land they've left behind."
American Fiction has 20 stories
American Verse has 41 poems
American Fact has 25 selections
Condition: Good - some page discoloration from age - inscription on first page written in ink "To Connie From Joyce, Christmas 1943" -some wear around edges of covers - binding solid
Shipping weight: 1 pound (will be shipped Media Mail)
Combine purchases and save on shipping (based on total package weight)
(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
