Shelfmark
Od.1.16-Od.1.22, Oa.1.18-Oa.1.23
Additional shelfmark
Od.1.24 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
Carnet de croquis de guerre.
Varying form of title
Spine title: [Ses albums de guerre]
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Paris : Librairie Dorbon-ainé, 1915-1919]
Physical description
13 v. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm.
Note
Title from Lucien Jonas's bookplate in rear paste-down of each volume.
Note
Facsimiles of Jonas's work as official artist for the Musée de l'armée.
Formatted contents note
Contents: v.1. Armee anglaise.- v.2. Les armees de l'Est.- v.3. Verdun.- v.4. Nord et Belgique.- Champagne et centre.- v.6. Voges.- v.7. Les armees britanniques.- v.8. Armement et munitions.- v.9. B. E. F.- v.10. Vaux.- v.11. Douaumont.- v.12. L'Armee americaine. v.13. Sur le front, à Paris, en France.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Presented to Eton College by Eugen Millington-Drake in 1938.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Purchased in 2016.
Binding
[Copy 1] Dark blue leather quarter binding with gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands; bound by Best & Co.
Binding
[Copy 1] Inside Best & Co. binding: original off-white cloth covered boards, illustrated, and initialled by artist on book plate in back.
Binding
[Copy 2] Original off-white canvas covered boards with pencil loop and strap on fore-edges to replicate artist's sketchbook; lettered and signed by artist with coloured sketch of soldier on front cover.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Volume for 'Verdun' only. Copy number 18 of 50 copies 'de grand luxe' with hand-coloured duplicate set of plates and original coloured sketch by the artist.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 Pictorial works
Subject
Soldiers Portraits
Subject
Great Britain Army Illustrations
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Jonas, Lucien, 1880 - 1947 artist.
Added entry--name
Best & Co. binder.
Added entry--name
Librairie Dorbon-aîné publisher.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Identifier
B30223