Circa 1915 WWI Salesman’s Sample — Horrors and Atrocities of the Great War, Lusitania

Original salesman’s sample for Logan Marshall’s Horrors and Atrocities of the Great War, Including the Tragic Destruction of the Lusitania, dating to circa 1915.

Prepared for soliciting book subscriptions, this compact prospectus presents selected text and illustrations together with a binding-price advertisement and subscriber order forms.

The blue-green cloth binding has red and black lettering and an applied color submarine illustration. The rear cover carries a printed example of the finished book’s spine. An advertisement at the back offers cloth-bound copies for $1 and half-morocco copies for $1.50.

Illustrated subjects include submarine attacks, the aftermath of the Lusitania sinking, and Zeppelin equipment. Sample chapters discuss artillery, poisonous gas, and wartime devastation. The publication also preserves the strongly anti-German language of its wartime presentation.

An interesting artifact for collectors of World War I publications, maritime history, and early book-selling material.

Condition: Binding holds well; all present leaves appear attached. No title or copyright leaf is present, and their inclusion in the original sample has not been verified. Completeness is unconfirmed. Covers show staining, rubbing, discoloration, edge and corner wear, and frayed cloth, with damage near the upper spine. Interior toning, spotting, and some staining. Pencil writing appears on rear forms and endpapers.

This is a salesman’s sample containing selected material, rather than the full published book.

Please examine the photographs for condition. Carefully packed; U.S. shipping included.