[BIBLIOPHILIE] - KIPLING (Rudyard) -Livre Rare Book
WW I Message from Mars : Being A Christmas Greeting From the Officers Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the 4th Canadian Division B.E.F. to Friends the Wide World Over. In the Field - Christmas 1918
1918réf. 3580London "In the Field": For the 4th Canadian Division by the Carlton Studio 1918. Paperback. Good. Published just one month after the armistice was signed on Nov. 11th 1918 this Christmas-themed magazine was a mailable gift to send to loved ones back home in Canada - and beyond. Note the inscription at top of front cover. Contains literary and artwork contributions by Rudyard Kipling and "Chinese Labour" artwork by Frank Reynolds among many others. Side stapled printed wraps 4to 10-3/4 inches tall pp. 1-60 illustrated throughout w. B&W and color photo reproductions portraits line drawings and ads. Volume with some honest wear and soil both covers off but present bottom cover w. a 2" closed tear text unmarked. OCLC locates just a handful of copies held worldwide Stanford University UBC LAC Canadian War Museum Thomas Fisher RBL and McMaster University. For the 4th Canadian Division by the Carlton Studio paperback
