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Lair W 14
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Catalogue of an exhibition held at The Grolier Club, November 14,
2001-January 11, 2002. Includes a preface by Mark Samuels Lasner
and an essay by Margaret D. Stetz, Associate Professor of English
and Women's Studies, Georgetown University, on "Beatrix Potter and
Aestheticism," followed by detailed descriptions of the books,
manuscripts, letters, drawings, and other material in the show.
Designed by Mark Samuels Lasner, printed at the Ascensius Press.
Although there have been, and continue to be, many books written on
a wide variety of aspects of the First World War, this work not
only approaches the history of the war from a unique perspective,
but also comprehensively covers many of these aspects. Utilizing
cards from the extensive, remarkably detailed and mostly
contemporaneous issues of cigarette and trade card sets related to
the First World War, the author provides a richly illustrated and
descriptive tapestry of this great conflict. Not only are the usual
political and armed services aspects of the war covered in detail,
but also the many other less covered parts receive attention. These
latter include regal aspects, and other components of the military
such as armamentarium, awards, uniforms and militaria. Then the
important role that propaganda played is also covered. The social
and literary aspects of the war form an important part of the book.
All these written details, a significant amount of which is drawn
from the descriptions on the cards, complement the hundreds of card
illustrations found throughout the work.
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