Author: Jesse Collings
Title: The Great War, Its Lessons and Its Warnings
Description: London, The Rural World Publishing Company, [1915]. First edition. Cloth. Jesse Collings' insightful work on the ongoing Great War, his own presentation copy to Christopher Hatton Turnor. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Christopher Turnor, Esq, with kind regards from the author, Jesse Collings... Birmingham, 7th March 1916. Christopher Turnor, himself an author and social reformer, is referenced to page 22, with his 1911 work 'Land Problems and National Welfare&apos.Illustrated with two plates.An interesting discussion on the ongoing Great War, and the importance of agriculture and economy during the time of war. By Jesse Collings, who was Mayor of Birmingham, and an advocate of educational and land reform. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries.Five pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, bound without the errata slip. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Boards are faded. Library label and ink to the tail of the spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of light marks to the cloth. Bookplate to the front paste down. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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