Vision of War

Colcord, Lincoln

Published by Macmillan, New York, 1916

About this Item

49pp plus 5pp ads in rear. Red boards, gilt titles on spine and front board, black illustration on front board. Square, solid copy with mild wear to spine ends and corners. Pages toned, otherwise clean and unmarked. 1916 printing, following the 1915 first edition. Signed and inscribed by Colcord on FFEP in black ink, to JW McConaughy, "from his sincere friend." It's dated June, 1918, Washington, DC. Colcord's thoughtful, searching exploration, in verse, of the horrors and waste of war, as well as the moral questions behind humanity's repeated choice to take up arms. McConaughy was a "popular, hard-hitting novelist," though in this instance, the inscription's date and location suggest something a bit more relevant to world affairs. McConaughy had impressed Gordon Auchincloss, an aide to Colonel Edward M. House, who was adviser of President Woodrow Wilson with his idea for having labor attachés in the embassies and holding a national labor conference to work out a program for the war and afterward. Overall, a Very Good copy of Colcord's timely and enduring treatment of the vagaries of war, with an association that indicates some connection to the prospect of ending and recovering from the war to end all wars. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 000795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vision of War
• Publisher: Macmillan, New York
• Publication Date: 1916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book