The Century edition de luxe of Raemaekers' war cartoons : with descriptive chapters

Paperback. Good. Paperback Good THE CENTURY EDITION DE LUXE OF RAEMAEKERS' WAR CARTOONS WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS - IN 2 FOLIO VOLUMES By Louis Raemakers Edited by J Murray Allison Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt The Century Co 1917 Folio Limited edition of of 1050 copies, signed bythe artist and the Century Co secretary Douglas Z Woty Printed from type on especially made Alexandra Japan Paper in the month of April, 1917 Hardcover 2 volume set in dust jackets White cloth boards with Raemakers' name in gold on front covers and titling on spine in gold over red leather strip "The cartoons of Louis Raemaekers constitute the most powerful of the honorable contributions made by neutrals to the cause of civilization in the World War" - Theodore Roosevelt Riveting cartoons denoting the German atrocities during World War I "Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) was a Dutch painter and cartoonist for the Amsterdam Telegraaf during World War I, noted for his anti-German stance He was born in Roermond, Netherlands in 1869 as the son of an ethnically German newspaper editor He worked for the Algemeen Handelsblad from 1906 to 1909 His graphic cartoons depicted the rule of the German military in Belgium, portrayed the Germans as barbarians and Kaiser Wilhelm II as an ally of Satan The German government offered a reward of 12,000 guilders for Raemaekers, dead or alive The German government forced the Dutch government to place Raemaekers on trial for 'endangering Dutch neutrality', but a jury acquitted him" THE CENTURY EDITION DE LUXE OF LOUIS RAEMAEKERS' WAR CARTOONS, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, edited by J Murray Allison NY:Century Co, 1917 #211 of 1050, this one for Mabel Bayard Warren (1861-1920) 127 plates tipped to mounts (some color), incl frontis cartoon and portrait Folio Orig white cloth and brown leather spine labels 1 plate lifted from its mount at 2 of its corners, another at one corner Some of the plates show offset shadows from the text or image of the opposite page Cloth slipcase has fraying to its edges and corners.