Product Description
Macmillan.
New York.
1919.
232 pages.
First edition; first printing.
Signed and inscribed by author Douglas C.
McMurtrie on front free endpaper: To Mr.
Frank Sally, With the high esteem of Douglas C.
McMurtrie.
Book is tight and clean.
Panels are bright with super-bright gilt titles on backstrip.
Binding and hinges are strong.
Incredible rare original DJ from 1919; with $2.00 price intact on spine.
Most of these DJs have crumbed away and this one was not far off from same fate; but saved.
Despite the multiple open chips; it is a rare DJ in any condition.
McMurtrie was the appointed the first Director of the Red Cross new Institute for Crippled & Disabled Men; seeing to it this institute would cater to war veterans; and provide them complimentary care and rehabilitation with dignity; with an emphasis on helping wounded soldiers regain their independence.
McMurtrie is well-documented in his efforts to assist America's wounded soldiers.
His book Disabled Soldier is his commitment to just that.
First edition; first printing; signed by McMurtrie in its original rare DJ.
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