Hamburger Fremdenblatt: Illustrated War Chronic (1914-15)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, lower corner of rear boards cracked, penciled doodle on front free endpaper, newspapers
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: H. C. Siemer. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, lower corner of rear boards . cracked, penciled doodle on front free endpaper, newspapers toned and . brittle, with some chipped and torn edges. No. 1 missing lower corner of . pp 1-4, which does affect text.. 1915. Hardcover. A bi-weekly (later monthly) English-language newspaper published in Hamburg, Germany and distributed in the US by H. C. Siemer of New York City. This volume contains 17 consecutive issues of the large format softcover newspaper published from No. 1 (October 15, 1914) to No. 17 (August 1, 1915) and bound together in olive buckram binding. Measures 33 x 26 cm. Each issue contains 24 pages. This collection of newspapers provides a German perspective on the first years of World War I and features many photogravures of soldiers in the field, in dress uniform, prisoners of war at work, military leaders, and scenes of German victories abroad. Nice portraits of Hindenberg and Bismarck and many shots of pickelhaubes, forked beards and exuberant moustaches. Fascinating articles about the shortcomings of the enemy militaries and governments, social issues, zeppelins, trench warfare, Russian women, elephants on the warfront and other subjects. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34110
- Title
- Hamburger Fremdenblatt: Illustrated War Chronic (1914-15)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, lower corner of rear boards cracked, penciled doodle on front free endpaper, newspapers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H. C. Siemer
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War I, PROPAGANDA, German 20th Century History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...