Lithographs from the series titled War Drawings, printed in a variety of tones, issued by authority of the War Office in 1917 as a limited luxury edition of signed proofs. Each is signed in pencil by the artist, signed in the stone and stamped with his monogram. This first one is signed by Haig and Bone in pen and dated.. some sunning from framing plus the perennial woodworm. . . luckily a smaller thinner version than the bookworm or death watch beetle who also munch paper.

The rest of the set are the standard set sold as folio's unbound published in London, by Country Life Ltd. (Published by Authority of the War Office) 1917, First edition.. Folio, 12 x 9.5 inches. Full set was 200 plates, some in colour by Muirhead Bone. Published originally between 1916 and 1917 in ten monthly parts, each containing 20 sketches by the author

Muirhead Bone 23 March 1876 . . 21 October 1953 Born Glasgow he studied at the GSA and with Archibald Kay, moving to London in 1901, having also trained as an architect. This interest in architecture was soon revealed in his powerful drawings in charcoal with wash depicting Gothic cathedrals or Norman doorways, executed before 1910. During the First World War, Bone acted as an official war artist, and his drawings and watercolours of the Somme Battlefield executed in 1916 are amongst the most moving images of the war. In 1917 he worked with the Grand Fleet, and a selection of both series were subsequently published as TheWestern Front and With the Grand Fleet. Between the wars Bone worked extensively in Europe, visiting Spain, France, Holland and Italy and producing not only drawings but also etchings. During the 1939-45 war he acted as an official War Artist.

The price is for the set as shown including the signed copy as probably museum bits rather than wall or serious collector

The set is shown as clearly as possible a few are grubby some have folded corners or creases sold as a set inclusive of post etc £165 inc autographed signed proof copy of Haig's Portrait

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