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[MILITARIA: WWI ARMISTICE DAY 1918]. "The End of the War" (caption title)

Evening News (London)

$650
Offered by Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
  • Condition: Very good
  • Publisher: The Evening News
  • Location: London
  • Date: 1918
  • Seller SKU: 4576

London: The Evening News, 1918. Very good. Newsprint broadsheet (643 x 444). 2 pp. (not examined outside sleeve), printed in black with red "6:30" edition (?) stamp. Toned, particularly along the two folds, some evidence of staining and marginal tears (not objectionable). A remarkable survival, preserved in very good condition. ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE ARMISTICE OF WWI. OUR BROADSIDE FORMED PART OF THE MORNING EDITION (STAMPED 6:30 IN RED) WHICH PROCLAIMS THE COMMUNIQUE OF PRIME MINISTER DAVID LLOYD GEORGE: "THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED AT FIVE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, AND HOSTILITIES ARE TO CEASE ON ALL FRONTS AT 11 A.M. TO-DAY." THIS PRECEDES THE UNILLUSTRATED HOME EDITION OF THE SAME PAPER IN WHICH THE HISTORIC EVENTS ARE GIVEN AS "FAITS ACCOMPLIS."

"In the early hours of 11 November, final terms were laid out and at 5.12am, the armistice was signed. It declared the 'cessation of hostilities by land and in the air six hours after the signing'. Terms of the agreement included: the immediate German withdrawal from the territories they had acquired during the conflict; the disarmament and demobilisation of the German military; and the release of Allied prisoners. The terms made it impossible for Germany to resume any fighting.

"This was the last of the September - November 1918 armistices between the warring nations, and peace came into effect six hours after the armistice was signed, at 11am - or at the 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.' It has been estimated that during the time between the signing and the announcement of peace [i.e. less than SIX HOURS], the war produced a further 11,000 casualties." (SOURCE: Regiment Support Service, History of Amistice Day, online).

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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Specializing in African-Americana, Ephemera, Fine And Historic Bookbindings, Illustrated Books, Latin Americana, Manuscripts, Oriental Printed Books And Manuscripts, Western Americana and Women's Studies.
Michael Laird is the sole proprietor of Michael Laird Rare Books. He has over thirty years' experience working with rare books and manuscripts. Mr. Laird earned his Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He has taught graduate level courses on Rare Books and Special Collections Librarianship at New York University (SCPS), Palmer School of Library and Information Science, and the University of Texas at Austin (School of Information). Michael Laird is a Certified member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) and is USPAP Compliant through October 2025. He is the principal appraiser of rare books, manuscripts, archives, and documents for Winston Art Group (New York) and Gurr Johns Inc. (New York), the largest art appraisal companies in the United States. He is an active member in the Grolier Club, and has published a number of scholarly articles and reviews, the most recent being a 3-part biography of Bernard Breslauer which appeared in the Gazette of the Grolier Club.

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