SKU: BBB-0287
NON-FICTION - HISTORY - WORLD WAR I - MILITARY HISTORY - ANTIQUE - ILLUSTRATED
Pictorial History of the World War for Liberty
| Author | Unknown — editors not identified on cover |
| Publisher | Unknown publisher (circa 1918–1920) |
| Year Published | ~1918–1920 |
| Edition | First and only edition — WWI era publication |
| Binding | Hardcover (red cloth, no dust jacket) |
| Condition | Fair–Good |
| Genre | NON-FICTION / History / World War I / Military History / Antique / Illustrated |
| BriteBound SKU | BBB-0287 |
About This Book
Pictorial History of the World War for Liberty. Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering on cover. No ISBN (pre-ISBN era). Publisher and editors not visible on cover — copyright page not photographed but interior content confirms WWI era (~1918–1920). Contains extensive black and white photographic plates of WWI scenes. Notable photo visible: 'The Human Flag' — 10,000 jackies at Great Lakes naval training station (largest naval training station in the world) forming a human American flag, with naval band of over 1,000 pieces. Caption notes copyright by U.S.F. 576 pages (per last page note in companion book). Red cloth cover shows significant wear, soiling, and age spotting. Interior pages yellowed but readable with intact binding. WWI pictorial histories with original photographs are actively collected by military history enthusiasts. The 'Human Flag' photo is one of the most iconic images of WWI-era America.