 Author Name: Knight, W. Stanley MacBean
Title: The History of the Great European War Its Causes and Effects - Volume I of the Ten-Volume Set
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good -
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Size: 7.75 x 9.75"
Publisher: London Caxton Publishing Company Ltd
Seller ID: 002765
200+ pages inc colour and b&w maps, photos and frontis - Undated but libraries at most major UK universities say it was published as a 10-volume series from 1914-1920. The series served several purposes:
To report a contemporaneous, jornalistic history of the war which was to become known as World War I (amongst other things);
To boost morale on the home front;
and To serve as a propaganda outlet. An example of the latter is the statement, "Careful study of the faces of German soldiers shows that they present aspects of an unmistakably 'degenerate' type: they contrast badly with the keen, alert British soldier. All bear their misfortune with a certain air of enjoyment and no doubt relief", from vol. 5, p.139. Covers (red cloth with gilt and black titles to front and spine) are rubbed, have some fading (esp to the upper fore corner) and shelf-wear. The text block is clean and tight, albeit with foxing throughout. This is one of 6 volumes of the 10-volume set which I have available, all 6 are available as a set for £90, a £24.72 savings, just email me for details. Photo shows the six volumes available.
History, WWI, England, Lloyd George, Kitchener, Set,
Price =
19.13 GBP |
