Casquette

1918 · 147128 — London: Country Life Ltd. and George Newnes Ltd 1918. Folio. Outer board folio stained chipped at corners and spine edges and with bending at spine. Plates generally very good and clean and without age toning. A few have minor waving at edges and/or the tiniest of chips at corners. Plate I in Part II has much of the plain left edge missing as well as age toning to the paper. The matted plate of Ypres from Part III has a 4-inch tear both plate and mat at the bottom center. Elephant folio. Blue card folio with tan cloth spine and black lettering. Blue protective flaps on 3 edges. Inside are two rag-paper string-bound folios containing 41 of the original loose plates. One folio contains plates from Parts II and III. The other contains plates from Parts IV and VI. Part I is missing in entirety. There also is a full-size greenish paper folio with the full title marked Part VI with the original price 10/6 net containing the plates from Part VI. No other individual titled folios are present for Parts II III IV or V. For plate contents and descriptions please see further comments. NOTE: Although titled as an Edition de Luxe none of the plates has an original signature. These all appear to be from the regular non-deluxe printing. Part I is missing entirely. Part II is complete including the list of plates. Part III is missing 1 plate but one plate Ypres is matted and the number covered so the possible number of the missing plate is either XXIII or XXX as well as the list of plates. Part IV is missing 3 plates XXXIII XXXIV and XXXVIII. Part V is missing 3 plates XLIII XLVII and L. Part VI is missing 1 plate LX. The plates are on a mixture of types of paper. Many plates are in bw look to be charcoal originally while others look to be in pencil pen/ink and several with a color wash. Ideal for framing or set completion. Country Life, Ltd. and George Newnes, Ltd unknown