Bidspirit auction | 1921. Reynolds, Francis J. and

1921. Reynolds, Francis J. and Churchill, Allen L. World's War Events. P. F. Collier & Son Company. Three Volumes. - A three-volume set of World's War Events: Recorded by Statesmen, Commanders, Historians and by Men Who Fought or Saw the Great Campaigns, compiled and edited by Francis J. Reynolds and Allen L. Churchill. Published by P. F. Collier & Son Company, New York. The volumes are bound in publisher's green cloth featuring black stamped decorative borders with foliate corner motifs on the front covers and coordinating decorative stems and titles on the spines. Volume I is subtitled as beginning with the causes of the war and the invasion of Belgium in 1914 and carrying the history to the close of 1915. The set includes multiple black and white photographic plates, including depictions of President Wilson reading his war message to Congress and General Petain. A notable inclusion is a large monochrome fold-out map titled General Pershing's Secret Battle Map, which displays battle lines and the location of Allied and Central Power divisions with an accompanying detailed legend. The volumes are octavo in size. The collection shows visible shelf wear, including rubbing and minor fraying at the spine ends and corners. There is light staining and localized marking to the cloth covers. The page edges and the fold-out map exhibit significant age-related tanning. The map shows wear and minor tearing along the fold lines. Internal bindings appear sound despite external wear.