This collection of magazines is UNIQUE - an amazing opportunity for anyone studying or seriously interested in the social, economic, political climate & propaganda in the UK from 1914 - 1917
"The Great War"
THE STANDARD HISTORY OF THE ALL-EUROPE CONFLICT
Edited by H.W. Wilson
Parts 28, 29 & 30
The Magazine of The Great War
This
was a weekly magazine in 272 volumes. "A standard history of the
World-Wide Conflict, including eye-witnesses' stories of striking
incidents throughout the field of operations".
The
first volume was published in August 1914, and others as the war
unfolded, through to its conclusion.
"The 272 parts of The Great War
will remain the unrivalled record of the most stupendous event in the
history of humanity. Produced in the years of storm and stress, and
often under distracting conditions, it will lack the poise and
perspective of the cloistered historian's work, to be written a
generation hence far removed from the passions and miseries of the
events recorded; but it will at no time, near or distant, stand in fear
of any rival as a vivid and fascinating pictorial record of the
world-wide conflict".
An amazingly lucky find; I rescued these from being thrown out - I recognised the collection's historic value immediately.
This series of magazines not only gives (what was sold at the time as) an 'unbiased' over-view of the war but is also chock full of original artwork and photographs - many not reproduced anywhere else.
What I found most interesting are the ways in which the magazine handles various issues, such as women in war, animals in war, ethnic minorities in war etc.
Of course, there are all the standard battle exploration articles too.
These issues feature: 'The Bombardment and fall of Antwerp'
'Opening Battles of the Great Struggle for Calais'
'The Incomparable Defence of Ypres'
If only I'd had this resource when I was at university!
Printed and Published by the AMALGAMATED PRESS at 6d. net
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Condition is pristine for almost 100 years old - only very slightly worn around the edges and binding clips a little rusty.
There were a total of 272 original issues, of which I have over half (158 or thereabouts!), all in excellent condition.
Issues I can offer:
4,5&7
25 - 38
40 - 43
46,48,51
58 - 62
83 & 84
90 - 98
106 - 112
118
120 - 144
146 - 148
151 - 156
169 & 170
175 - 179
181 - 184
192 - 208
217 - 224
226
229 - 233
239
242 - 272 (ultimate issue)
I will be listing the other issues successively.
However,
I would prefer to keep this collection together - if you are interested
in the whole lot please contact me for further details.
I have only found one other place to buy these original magazines - rarenonfiction.com.com where the list price per issue is over £60.00 so bag yourself a bargain today!
Please note - the images are representational of the whole collection and are not necessarily the covers of the issues specified in this auction.
On 09-Sep-07 at 15:02:19 BST, seller added the following information:
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