SIGNED/Ltd Louis Raemaekers The Great War in 1916 (1917-1st) Illustrated War
The Great War in 1916, A Neutral's Indictment - Sixty Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers. Published by The Fine Art Society Ltd, London, 1917. First edition (UK) Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket issued.
Elephant folio (114.5 18.5 inches). Bound in mottled hardcover boards, with buckram spine and corners, marked. Gilt edging and spine detailing. Facsimile signature to the front cover, rubbed, with titles in gilt to the spine. One of a deluxe limited edition of 1050 author SIGNED copies, 1000 for sale.
Wonderfully illustrated with 60 tipped in cartoons, including a tissue protected colour frontispiece, as called for. Images in good condition throughout. Top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. Packed weight in excess of 4kg.Good+ overall, on jacket issued. Dutch painter and caricaturist Louis Raemaekers. (April 6, 1869 - July 26, 1956). Worked as a draughtsman for the Amsterdam Telegraaf and is one of the most important caricaturists of the First World War.
His drastic and expressive anti-German caricatures were impressive, and in 1915 his works were confiscated by Holland, which was neutral at the time, and he had to emigrate to England. Check out the other items in my. Please base your DSR for Dispatch time on this, and not the transit time, which is out of my control. Items are described as accurately as possible, but if you think I have overlooked anything please drop me a line. This excludes foxing, previous owner's names or inscriptions, etc. Any negative points, such as missing or torn pages are usually noted on the relative listing. As the old saying goes "If you like what we are doing, tell others, if you don't, tell us".NO Foreign Currency or bank transfers. Please note that most items are not able to be sent to PO Boxes by UK Couriers.
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