GREAT WAR - A.LYNEN(artist), Asiles des Soldats Invalides Belges.
S.L.[Bruxelles], Le Bouclier Belge, s.n.[....], 1916 oblong tall sm. 8°. orig.limp green paper wraps, glued at top, large coloured ilustration on front cover printed within a broad richly decorated typographical border, coloured Royal Belgian,State Coat-of-Arms printed at head. Lower wrap with 2-collumn text of a poem:"Ceux de Liège" (Those of "Luik), by Ëmile Verhaegen, printed within a broad richly decorated typographical border, with a red initial. Introductory leave, text in french, listing names and regulations of the Royal Association [for the benefit of crippled belgian soldiers), also printed within a broad richly decorated typographical border, verso blank, designed by A[ndré] Lynen. With tog. 46 blank leaves, being stationary, glued at top. Each leave with a large coloured head-piece after a drawing by A[ndré] Lynen, depicting war-sceneries at the belgian front-line, with captions in french; Association's crowned logo printed in lower left corner of all leaves. Some leaves bear as head-piece french text describing advancements/retreats of the german army, first leave with as head-piece some, an extract of tog. 18 names of belgian civilians shot by the Germans at Neuchateau, Luxemburg Province, Belgium, with as caption(translated):"The German Culture", other printed headpieces are of the same nature. Loosely added a loose leave of the same size and lay-out, listing article 50 of the The Hague Convention 18 October 1908, with the Dutch Royal State Coat-of-Arms printed in colour in upper left corner. Last leave has been printed, in red and in bold type, with as title:"La "Kultur" Allemande au XXième Siècle", listing attrocities by the german army numbered a-f.
Collection of illustrated Stationary as produces and sold by the Belgian Royal Association for funding and maintenance of special homes for crippled and mutilated Belgian soldiers. A great ephemeric piece in very fine condition and completely unused.