And a Few Marines – John W. Thomason

And a Few Marines. By John W. Thomason, Jr. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1958. Written and profusely illustrated by Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr. Dust jacket unclipped. Chipping with loss at head and tail. Ex libris bookplate John Allan Kaasen. Early printing, lacking Scribner “A”. In these thirty-seven picturesque and acutely observant stories, ranging from France to South America, the Caribbean and North China, Colonel Thomason captured the spirit of the Marines in peace and in war. Thomason served 27 years as a U.S. Marine officer.