1943 1st Ed Corporal Keeperupper WWII Katherine Milhous War Bonds Patriotic Wooden Soldier Vintage Children's Book Color HBDJ buying First Edition

1943
CORPORAL KEEPERUPPER
By KATHERINE MILHOUS
1943 First Edition


CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS, NY

Children, First Edition, Rare

BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket

COLOR: Beige with the same soldier pictured on the dust jacket

CONDITION: Inside has stains and yellowing and stamped initials; spine has splits and rubbing and corners are not square. Outside boards are in good buying condition.
Dust jacket is foxed and torn and rubbed.
Illustrated by Katherine Milhous

Adorable World War II patriotic inspirational tale. Summary on inside flap:

The Wooden Soldier belonged to Bill, but he served under General Washington, and he had been in two other wars. Now he wanted to join the United States Army, but - alas! - he was underweight, he was too short, and a hundred years or so too old! How the Wooden Soldier was finally made a Corporal and sent home to take care of Bill and to keep up the Home Front, makes a delightful and amusing story, with just enough about the war for small children. The underlying theme is NOBODY IS TOO SMALL TO HELP WIN TH WAR.

On the back dust jacket: Dear Reader, Please don't hoard your pennies. Buy war stamps with them. Corporal Keeperupper


Bookseller Inventory #: LC-US

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