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Title: The Illustrated War Record
Description: London, Swarthmore Press. 1920. Book, The Illustrated War Record published by the Swarthmore Press London circa 1920. Full title The Illustrated War Record of the most notable episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918 with special articles by leading writers. A 634-page hardback in red cloth-covered boards. Front board has a gold-stamped title and image of a warship. Size 25 by 19.5 cm. A rather unusual history of the war which includes several pages before the text bordered in gothic script intended as a family album of the fallen. These pages entitled Family Heroes and with a pro forma on the reverse for details of war service are left intentionally blank for individual owners of the book to complete with photographs telegrams and the like. Contains many photographs maps cartoons etc. Minor foxing otherwise G to VG condition. Faint name and date (1921) in ink to marbled front endpaper.

Keywords: War