c.1914 · London
by PARTRIDGE, Sir Bernard
London: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, c.1914. PARTRIDGE, Sir Bernard (1861-1945). Take Up the Sword of Justice. Harrow: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1914. Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Striking classic World War I-era British recruitment poster depicting Britannia at sea, brandishing a gilded sword, with the sinking of the Lusitania shown in the background.
Poster measures ~21" x 29" with mild age toning throughout and edge wear (with a few small partial tears); creasing; a single perforation visible over the "i" in "Victory" with a few pin-sized holes in the vicinity; remnants of adhesive along the top edge and in the corners. Please view photographs for more details. PD Consignment. 1361803. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1361803)
Poster measures ~21" x 29" with mild age toning throughout and edge wear (with a few small partial tears); creasing; a single perforation visible over the "i" in "Victory" with a few pin-sized holes in the vicinity; remnants of adhesive along the top edge and in the corners. Please view photographs for more details. PD Consignment. 1361803. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1361803)