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The Great Events of The Great War, complete 7 vols. 1920, special ed. - $220 (los angeles)
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7 vols. 8vo.
Volume 1: How the Great War Arose
Volume 2: A.D. 1914
Volume 3: A.D. 1915
Volume 4: A.D. 1916
Volume 5: A.D. 1917
Volume 6: A.D. 1918
Volume 7: Reconstruction and the Peace Treaty, 1919
This set is part of the specially dedicated “registered edition”: Volume 1 is “registered in the name of Nicholas Kalinowski, M.D.” The volume (and others) also contains loose papers in Polish and English, indicating provenance/ownership.
“A Comprehensive and Readable Source Record of the World's Great War, Emphasizing the more Important Events, and Presenting these as Complete Narratives in the Actual Words of the Chief Officials and Most Eminent Leaders.”
Coverage designed by the publisher to be "Non-partisan, non-sectional, [and] non-sectarian." Each volume begins with an "Outline Narrative," constructed by an editor, which is then followed by articles from voices on both sides of issues and conflicts, with the express purpose of allowing readers to reach their own conclusions. Volume I, for example, has 47 pages of front matter, with 30 by Horne, addressing the causes of the war. The balance of the volume is composed of 418 pages of articles.
Physical description: Each volume measures about 6-1/2" wide x 9-1/2" high x 1-5/8" thick.
Striking illustrations in each vol. of paintings, drawings and photographs (see pics.).