The Illustrated London News, Saturday February 2, 1918 - Petrograd Under Bolshevists / British Army in Mesopotamia
by Chesterton, G.K
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Begg, S.. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page illustration of British Artillery officers tobogganing on the Italian Front; Flesh-Food Shortage - Ways to Reduce It (article); The Blue Laurel (article); War and the Oceans (article); One illustrated page of coverage of the Malvy Trial in the French Senate; Two pages of photos of the British Army in camp and in the trenches in Mesopotamia; G.K. Chesterton writes of the importance of Poland and Alsace-Lorraine to the present war; Nine photos of "Men of the Moment" including C. A'Court Repington, T.H.J.C. Goodwin, Lord Glenconner, Travers Clarke, Sir Herbert Lawrence, Sir A. Hunter-Weston, Sir R.Y. Tyrwhitt, Count Hertling and Count Czernin; Illustrations of Cossack Troops, a subject of recent Bolshevist rumours; Two photos of Roumanian troops; Photo of the Bolshevist "Revolutionary Tribunal" dealing with Countess Panina; Photo of Russian Constituent Assembly members before they were disbursed by Red Guards with bayonets; One-page photo of Dryburgh Abbey; Two-page illustration of Italian trench-raiding party crossing the Piave by night on a raft; The Nitrogen (fertilizer) Problem Again (article about food in short supply); Page of photos of 21 British officers on the Roll of Honour, including Capt. John Fox Russell, V.C., M.C., R.A.M.C.; Two-page illustration of a German counter-attack crushed at Cambrai; Two-page illustration at Bourlon Wood where British rifles and machine-guns infliected huge losses on the German counter-attack; Five photos of British naval winter life in the Arctic Circle; Two photos of Royal Navy visitors on the Lapland coast; and more. 36 pages, including ten pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue..
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143h5668
- Title
- The Illustrated London News, Saturday February 2, 1918 - Petrograd Under Bolshevists / British Army in Mesopotamia
- Author
- Chesterton, G.K
- Illustrator
- Begg, S.
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- British Artillery, Italian Front, Flesh-Food Shortage, The Blue Laurel, Malvy Trial, Mesopotamia; G.K. Chesterton, Poland, Alsace-Lorraine, Men of the Moment, C. A'Court Repington, T.H.J.C. Goodwin, Lord Glenconner, Travers Clarke, Sir Herbert Lawren
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall
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