A fantastic antique book from wwi king albert s book, for the daily telegraph belgian relief fund, with wonderful contributions and colour prints, in good condition, some age marks to covers, some slight foxing, split in spine at page 20, other than that, a wonderful antique book. Buy king albert s book by hall caine, arthur rackham, kay nielsen, edmund dulac isbn. I intend to get into a bit more detail on king alberts book 1914 itself in an. Great britain uk usa france the world place in general balkan republics europe yugoslavia germany belgium germany, pre 1945 spain serbia russia australia poland the allied countries canada china jews nato denmark finland spanish republican armed forces 19361939 armenia d. A tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world 1914. Bergson contributed also to the publication arranged by the daily telegraph in honour of king albert i of the belgians, king alberts book christmas, 1914. This book is sold for the benefit of the daily telegraph belgian fundhalftitle verso. Apparently this book was sold in 1914 for the benefit of the daily telegraph belgian fund. A virtual whos who of british authors, painters and composers supplemented by some notable americans, french notables and other nationalities. Fantastic antique book from ww1 king alberts book 1914 etsy. At the request of the daily telegraph, i had to write something for king alberts book, wrote debussy, whose visit to london in 1914 was his last sojourn outside his native france. The daily telegraph, in conjunction with the daily sketch, the glasgow herald, and hodder and stoughton date published 1914. The daily telegraph in conjunction with the daily sketch, the glasgow herald and hodden and stoughton published by knights manufacturing co. Dec 16, 2014 exactly one hundred years ago, as the german invasion raged across belgium, the daily telegraph published a special volume, king alberts book, in support of the stricken nation, featuring.
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Exactly one hundred years ago, as the german invasion raged across belgium, the daily telegraph published a special volume, king alberts book, in support of the stricken nation, featuring. A tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world. For that act of honour, germany destroyed belgium, who stood courageusly against the invaders. Contribution to king alberts book, issued by the daily telegraph. A fantastic antique book from wwi king alberts book, for the daily telegraph belgian relief fund, with wonderful contributions and colour prints, in good condition, some age marks to covers, some slight foxing, split in spine at page 20, other than that, a wonderful antique book. This book published by the daily telegraph in 1914 1 daily telegraph 1914 king alberts book.
King alberts book arthur rackham, edmund dulac, kay. The piece was commissioned and published by this newspaper in 1914. Notes in king albert s book a tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world. Dec 09, 2011 the king albert s book although in a sound robust condition, does show a few external signs of ageing. A tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughtout the world. King alberts book a tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Published by the daily telegraph in conjunction with the daily sketch, the glasgow herald, and hodder and stoughton.
The king alberts book although in a sound robust condition, does show a few external signs of ageing. The books pages are in a good condition, just the books spine and cover have wearing and soiling marks, which you can see on the pictures. C4 z45 1914 foldouts no identifier kingalbert00teleuoft illustrations colour,greyscale pageheight 11. The first is a print advertisement that appeared in the 1 december 1914 issue of the glasgow herald, one of the newspapers that helped bring king alberts book to print alongside the daily sketch and the daily telegraph, which ran the charitable fund for which the book was organized and which was the volumes primary sponsor. This book is sold for the benefit of the daily telegraph belgian fundhalf title verso. Discours prononce a lacademie des sciences morales et politiques le 12 dec, 1914, pp. Some spotting and soiling and inside, but mostly clean.
The daily telegraph in conjunction with the daily sketch, the glasgow herald and hodden and stoughton published by knight s manufacturing co. Booksellers labels provenance booksellers labels provenance d. In king alberts book a tribute to the belgian king and people from representative men and women throughout the world. King alberts book daily telegraph 1914 1st edition. Many of these excepts, like the one above, came from king alberts book. Omaggio al re del belgio ed al suo popolo da parte delle piu rappresentative personalita, uomini e donne, di tutto il mondo. Newspaper bound volume the daily telegraph tasmania. Elizabeth crowned queenpictorial record of coronation1953daily telegraph.
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