The Kit Book For Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines de Barrows, R.M. (editor) - 1942

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc., 1943. Published 1943. Externally worn. Short fiction and diversional reading material for US servicemen during World War II, illustrated with cartoons, some in color. Red, white and blue hardcover, pictorial endpapers, 336 pages. Quite a bit of wear and chipping to the cover edges, front hinge cracked at the title page, no half-title (there may not have been one with the book), very short closed tear to the top of the title page, pages age-toned and a little bit brittle, a couple of pages with small margin chips. No names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards: edgewear, heavily rubbed. Text: tanned, . hinges starting, first title page partially detached.. 1943. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages .

Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. g to vg very tight and clean bit worn here and there but very solid 336 p. size of "Little Big Book " filled w/ B&W and color cartoons and storuies w/ one by J. D. Salinger

Chicago, IL: Consolidated Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1943. Hardback. Slightly worn and soiled red and blue HB with illustration of military men on front and red lettering on dark blue spine; 8 vo; 336 pages .

Chicago, IL: Consolidated Books. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1943. Hardback. Slightly scuffed and soiled red and blue HB with military illustration on front and red lettering on blue spine; 8 vo; 336 pages .

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. Hardcover. 16mo. Red, white and blue paper over boards. 336pp. Numerous full-page glossy illustrations (many color), line drawings, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Mild edgewear and rubbing as usual. A tight and sharp first edition of this heavily humorous anthology intended to entertain American G.I.s. Features excerpts from such literary luminaries as Richard Armour, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, Vincent Starrett, Rudyard Kipling and (drum roll) J.D. Salinger, whose short story "The Hang of It" (pp. 332-35) makes this his first appearance between hardcovers.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. First Ediiton. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Second issue with 1943 date (rather than 1942) on title page. Associate Editor: F. X. Pastor. Salinger's story represents his first book appearance. Pages slightly age tonned as normal for this book. A very good+ copy bound in original red and blue paper covered boards with mild edge wear. 336 pp.