[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce Periodical published by WWI German POWs in American Prison Camp

[Charles Agvent]

Below is one of the many unusual items we will be exhibiting at the 
annual NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR, which many consider to be the 
world's premier rare book fair, next week.  We are in booth A-40 in the 
far right corner.  A list of new arrivals that will be on exhibit will 
be posted on our site early next week:  http://www.erols.com/agvent

Thursday, April 19th - Sunday, April 22rd
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Friday, April 20 12pm - 8pm
Saturday, April 21 12pm - 7pm
Sunday, April 22 12pm - 5pm

ORGELSDORFER  EULENSPIEGEL. No 1, 15. Okt. 1918 - No. 10, 25.  Mai
1919.  Ft.  Oglethorpe,  GA:  Internierungslager 1918  -  1919.  First
Edition.    Square  octavo  (7-1/8"  x   7-3/8")  bound  in   original
cloth-backed  batik boards with a mounted hand-colored woodcut on  the
front  cover.  A very nice copy of a rare periodical from the American
internment  camp  Orgelsdorf printed in an obviously small  number  by
German  prisoners.  OCLC  locates only one copy worldwide at  the  DIE
DEUTSCHE  NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK  in  Germany. Complete  with  all  eleven
numbers  printed  and  bound by hand in one volume. With  10  ORIGINAL
WOODCUT  title pages printed in two colors and 42 ORIGINAL WOODCUT and
LINOCUT  illustrations  by  A. Schneider, M.  von  Recklinghausen,  L.
Schlimbach, and others. The first number is represented in two states,
one    with   the  illustrations  hand-colored   and  one   with   the
illustrations  in  black  and white. The illustrations  depict  scenes
from  the  camp,  portraits,  and views. Presentation  copy  from  the
editor  Erich  Posselt  on  the verso of the  title  page  dated  "Ft.
Oglethorpe  Ga,  Okt.  23. 1918." Cheap paper browned  rather  evenly.
Near Fine and a very scarce survival.                         $2500.00

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