Ye Berlyn tapestrie : Wilhelm's invasion of Flanders /
Hassall, John,1868-1948,author.
Folded Sheet in a Hardback Cover.
"'Ye Berlyn Tapestrie' is founded on the famous Bayeux tapestry which recorded incidents of the Invasion of England by William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066'"--Bottom wrapper.
Comic panorama in 30 colored plates on five conjouined sheets drawn in the manner of the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm making preparation for the Great War, the invasion of Belgium and North France, the deliberate destruction of churches and hospital, the arrival of the British forces, the digging of trenches, the sinking of neutral shipping, the use of submarines, balloons, and aeroplanes, and the liberal awarding of iron crosses. Every stereotypical anti-German sentiment [is] included.
Printed in red and black on one side of folded sheet.
Facsimile of edition published: London : Ye Studio Offices, 1915.
Bayeux tapestry
World War, 1914-1918
Satire, English.