WAR CARDS: A Prolusion.
Pp. [viii]+94(last colophon). coloured title page vignette, plus numerous black & white reproductions of war cards, decorative headpiece, chronology, explanation of references; wide demy 8vo; qr. dark red leather, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, grey variegated cloth boards, edges a trifle faded, the spine slightly chipped at extremities, joints lightly worn; t.e.g., fore-edges uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the lower hinge starting, a few small ink ticks and a little underlining of text, occasional faint soiling; Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, 1937. First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. *A history of decks of playing cards produced to commemorate wars and battles, or to glorify military heroes, from the late 17th century to the 1930s. The final pack described 'consists largely of a photographic likeness of a political leader' [i.e., Hitler] . . . Other cards show many leaders and activities of the Nazi party in the fields of culture, labor, youth education, the army and the navy. It is a well organized and astute piece of intelligent party propaganda, well calculated to leave its users better acquainted with those in power in Germany and their activities' [pp. 91-2]. Item #181175
Price: $350.00