Ten antique hardcover volumes of The Story of the Great War, published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, with a stated 1916 copyright.

Includes consecutively numbered volumes I through X in blue cloth bindings with gilt spine lettering and decorative gilt cover emblems. Illustrated with historical images and maps, including folding color maps of European battlefronts, the Balkans and Asia Minor.

The contents address the causes of World War I, diplomacy and major early campaigns, including Belgium, Poland, Gallipoli, Verdun, Jutland and the Somme. This offering comprises volumes 1–10; it is not represented as a complete history through the end of the war.

Condition: Fading to spines and sun fading along portions of some covers. Rubbing, fraying and wear to spine ends, board edges and corners, with scattered cover marks. Page edges show age toning and spotting. The folding map from volume I is detached but remains with the book. All text pages remain attached. Folding maps show creasing and handling wear.

Please review the photographs for binding condition and examples of the maps. No claim of first-edition status or fully collated map completeness is made.

Sold together as one ten-volume lot. U.S. shipping included.