Author: CHESTERTON, G.K.
Title: The Illustrated London News, Saturday February 2, 1918 - Petrograd Under Bolshevists / British Army in Mesopotamia
Description: London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1918. First Edition. Stapled. Illustrated by Begg, S.. 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.; Magazine; Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall; 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 Lawrence,. Good .
Keywords: Flesh ; G.K. Alsace Lorraine History Issues Military
Title: The Illustrated London News, Saturday February 2, 1918 - Petrograd Under Bolshevists / British Army in Mesopotamia
Description: London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1918. First Edition. Stapled. Illustrated by Begg, S.. 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.; Magazine; Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall; 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 Lawrence,. Good .
Keywords: Flesh ; G.K. Alsace Lorraine History Issues Military
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- Book number: 143h5668
- Book number: 143h5668