Paper Empires: 100 Years of German Paper Soldiers 1845-1945
20142266899Schiffer Publishing Ltd 2014. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Tiny nick on front edge minimal wear to corners. 2014 Large Hardcover. 128 pp. "These paper cut-outs developed from toys into a historically important reflection on the German military and social classes from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century culminating in their proliferation during the rise and reign of the Third Reich. They make it possible to take a tour through German military and political history from the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 right up to the Maginot Line in 1940. These German paper soldiers or papiersoldaten zum ausschneiden are without a doubt unique visual images that nowadays are similar to archeological artifacts which are very hard to find on the market. Even today the number of preserved or catalogued images in German museums is very small so this book showing thousands of figures in 173 color images is a an essential collection. Schiffer Publishing Ltd hardcover books
Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA · États-Unis30,00 $US≈ 25,38 €
