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1920 · 1202220010 — A.E.F. Publishing Assoc 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Washington D.C.: National Tribune 1926. Elephant folio. Fully bound in marine corps blue cloth. Rubbing to extremities. Minor fraying to corners and head and tail of spine. Tight binding. Gilt lettering to front cover with full color American Flag adhesive applique. Front gutter cracked. Interior pages are clean unmarked and in excellent condition. <br><br>Stars and Stripes was founded in 1861 and is still produced today. The publication reports on matters affecting military service members and publishes four daily newspaper editions for the United States Armed Forces serving overseas.<br><br>In World War One the Stars and Stripes was an eight-page weekly which reached a peak of 526000 readers. It relayed on the improvisational efforts of its staff to get it printed in France and distributed to U.S. troops.<br><br> Staff Reporters and illustrators of the Stars and Stripes were a mix of veteran reporters and young soldiers. Several notable names were involved in the World War One production of the Stars and Stripes. Harold Ross editor of the Stars and Stripes returned home to found The New Yorker magazine. Cyrus Baldridge its art director and principal illustrator became a major illustrator of books and magazines writer print maker and stage designer. Sports page editor Grantland Rice had a long career in journalism and founded a motion picture studio. Drama critic Alexander Woollcott's essays for Stars and Stripes were collected in his book The Command Is Forward.<br><br> The newspaper Stars and Stripes provides a great insight into the life of the soldiers abroad as well as the home-front efforts. Please feel free to view our pictures of this well bound collection of the legendary publication. A.E.F. Publishing Assoc hardcover