Excerpt: ...tried to bloom in the revolutionary days of the forties, but Germany strangled her voices. And now-" "And now there are no voices in the world!" sighed one of our party; but even as he spoke from out of the purple distance came the thin faint sound of a bugle trembling among the hills. It was an American bugle. And Henry caught its significance, and cried: "There is the new voice-the voice that the world must follow if we find the old peace again on earth." CHAPTER V IN WHICH WE DISCERN THINGS "BY THE DAWN'S ...
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Excerpt: ...tried to bloom in the revolutionary days of the forties, but Germany strangled her voices. And now-" "And now there are no voices in the world!" sighed one of our party; but even as he spoke from out of the purple distance came the thin faint sound of a bugle trembling among the hills. It was an American bugle. And Henry caught its significance, and cried: "There is the new voice-the voice that the world must follow if we find the old peace again on earth." CHAPTER V IN WHICH WE DISCERN THINGS "BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT" At the close of one fair autumn day our car developed tire trouble, in a village "Somewhere in France," not far from the headquarters of the American Army. There are four excellent reasons for deleting the name of the town. First, the censor might not like to have it printed; second, because the name of the place has escaped my memory; third, because there is a munition factory there and it should not be mentioned, and fourth, because even if the name of the place returned to me, its spelling would get lost in transit. In passing it should be said in this connection that it seemed to Henry and me that the one thing France really needed was a pronounceable language and phonetic spelling. The village where we stopped really was not a village in the Kansas sense; it was twice as big as Emporia and nearly half as big as Wichita, which is 70,000. But the thing that made the place seem like a village to us was the town crier. As we sat in the car he came down the street beating a snare drum and crying the official news of the sugar ration; he was telling the people where they could get sugar, how much they should pay for it and how much they should use for each member of a family a month. "Why," asked Henry of an English speaking bystander, "don't you put that in your daily newspaper; why keep up the old custom?" "We have no daily newspaper," answered the inhabitant. "All right, then, is there any reason why the news won't wait for the...
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Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $4.75, good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Macmillian.
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Illustrated by Tony Sarg. Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Used In pictorial cloth with gilt titling; general wear and rubbing to extremities; inner hinges loose; front hinge repaired with tape, bookplate, 8vo, 338pp.
Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $5.62, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2018 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
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Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Mad Myrtle's Book Haven rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Walnut Creek, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by MacMillan Company.
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Sarg, Tony. Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Red boards decorated in black, grey and gilt. cover slightly soiled and stained. cover spine faded and edges frayed. cover corners bumped. some foxing over all particularly to ep. book edges soiled from age.
Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $8.95, very good condition, Sold by Clausen Books, RMABA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Colorado Springs, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Macmillan.
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Tony Sarg. Very Good. Hard Cover. 8vo-Over 7 3/4"-9 3/4 " Tall. Textblock clean and complete; hinges secure; binding good except for minor cleft betweeen pages 22 and 23. Embossed red cloth cover front illustration looks good; minor edgewear and rubbing; ink on spine partially faded. Lacks dust jacket; 338p., plus ads.
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*Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, June 3 (weekend sale item)* first edition; 341 pp., original illustrated cloth (hardcover), good. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Macmillan.
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Very Good. First edition, 1918. Bright pictorial front board, light scuffing to rear board, else good+. "New Macmillan Fiction" 3-fold flyer laid in. A few discolored streaks to title page and frontis. No former owner marks. White was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death, White became a spokesman for middle America. He was known for his ironic humor and progressive Republican perspectives. White was a reporter at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and a strong supporter of Woodrow Wilson's proposal for the League of Nations. White was also a founding editor of the Book of the Month Club along with longtime friend Dorothy Canfield.
Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1929 by Macmillan.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Hudson River Book Shoppe rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waldwick, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1918 by Macmillan Company.
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Tony Sarg. Very Good. Book. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Red cloth hardcover boards with stamped illustration and gilt lettering. Illustrated. Light shelf wear and light soiling to the boards; pages dusty with light age toning.
