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[ WW I ] J'Accuse! (with Scarce Canadian Dust Jacket)

By A German [Pseud. of Richard Grelling 1853 1929] (Translated by Alexander Gray)

Toronto, ON: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. The uncommon first Canadian edition of "J'Accuse!" (I Accuse!) printed from the UK plates and with date of 1915 printed at foot of title page. Includes the Canadian publisher's very scarce dust jacket, having the "$1.25" price and "Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 17 Wilton Avenue, Toronto" printed on dj front panel. Orange cloth over boards, title stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 12mo size (7-1/8 inches tall), pp. 384, appendices. Volume w. minor edge wear, hinges cracked but holding strong, ffep excised, old price in pen to half-title, else clean throughout. DJ slightly faded with rubs, edge chips and short closed tears. Very Good / Near Very Good. Item #4704

In 1915 Grelling [a German lawyer, writer and pacifist] wrote the anti-war book entitled J'Accuse, condemning the actions of Germany in causing the war through its foreign policies. The book was banned in Germany but was translated into many languages and enjoyed huge sales. Printed excerpts in the form of propaganda leaflets from its text were dropped by aircraft of the British Expeditionary Force into the Imperial German Army's trenches in France before the Battle of the Somme in 1916 in an endeavour to undermine the fighting morale of the German troops situated there. wiki.

Price: $190.00 CAD  other currencies