Second Hand Peace After the Great War 1914–1919: Great Britain & Her Empire
To Commemorate Peace After the Great War
Author : Thomas Sheppard
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Condition
Both copies in sound, presentable condition.
Boards show light rubbing and corner wear with minor scuffing to edges.
Cloth spines lightly faded and frayed at tips but remain firm.
Presentation pages clean and clearly inscribed in ink.
Text and decorative content complete; pages lightly age-toned but unmarked.
Bindings tight, no loose leaves.
Details
General - Pages : 120 | Images : contains images and maps | Publisher : London and Hull A.Brown & Sons Limited Printers and Publishers | Place of Publication : England | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1919 | Edition : First and only edition | Size : 175mm x 120mm
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A pair of scarce Peace After the Great War 1914–1919 commemorative books issued by the Hull Corporation to mark the end of the First World War. Each volume was presented to a local schoolchild during the city’s peace celebrations of July 1919. Bound in richly illustrated boards with patriotic flags representing the Allied nations, these books capture the pride and relief that swept Britain and its Empire following the Armistice.
Each copy retains its original printed presentation leaf with ornate border, individually inscribed and signed by Peter Gaskell C. (Lord Mayor) and Hubert Johnson (Deputy Lord Mayor and Chairman of the Education Committee). One is dedicated to Fred Marisden of Park Road School and the other to Miss Barber of Withernsea School.
Beautiful examples of civic commemoration and educational history, these Hull-issued peace books remain prized artefacts from the close of the Great War.
