The Great War in 1916 : a neutral's indictment / 60 cartoons by Louis Raemaekers ; with an appreciation by H. Perry Robinson and descriptive notes by E. Garnett and M. B. Huish

Louis Raemaekers

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/3686

Author

Variant Title

Half-title: The Great War in 1916

Imprint

London: Fine Art Society Ltd., 148 New Bond Street, 1917

Physical Description

xvii, [60] leaves of plates (some col.) (inc. front.) : ill., port. ; 46 cm.

General Note

All plates mounted, enclosed in double line borders and accomanied by decriptive notes. Frontispiece accompained by guard sheet with descriptive letter press. Portrait of the artist signed by Louis Raemaekers.
Title page printed in red and black.

Provenance

Pasted to the half-title page is the calling card of Mr Claude L. Lyons, inscribed “Presented by: 11.9.1968”

Copy Note

"There have been printed of this Edition de Luxe 1050 copies, of which 1000 are for sale. No other edition will be published in the British Dominions" -- Preliminary leaf.

Subject

Caricatures and cartoons
World War One
Satire

Contributors

Louis Raemaekers, illustrator
Sir Harry Perry Robinson, contributor
Edward Garnett, contributor
Marcus Huish, contributor
Claude L. Lyons, donor
Miss Compton Collier, photographer
The Fine Art Society, publisher