The Sphere February 24, 1917 Volume LXVIII. No 892 - War Number 134. The German Super-Submarines. Special pages in this issue. An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home. With which is incorporated 'Black & White"

London: The Sphere and Tatler Ltd,. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1917. First Edition. Paperback. An Original illustrated 'newspaper' / magazine. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs/illustrations, full page, multi-photos to a page and double page pictures, etc. Produced during the First World War. This issue is mainly concerned with 'The War in Europe'. Articles include : - 'Scenes with the Roumanian Army. Rusian Help for Roumania...' . ' The Spring of 1917: Its Military Problems'; 'The Weapon which Germany is Wielding'; ''. ; A Double page b/w illustration of ' Worrying the German Submarines from the Sea: A Tell-Tale Patch ...' - Drawn by G. H. Davis. And another by F. Matania; 'The Problem of the Atlantic: How American Intervention would affect the coming of the Submarine Cruiser'. Plus a Full page 'Roll of Honour' - with small individual photographs - for Officers killed whilst serving; and 'The Great European War Week by Week'. Also a few minor articles on other topics including : - 'Women's Sphere in Wartime', 'In the Petrol World', etc. Quite a few b/w adverts in the magazine, many with war-related themes, many not. Rear cover has a lovely full page pictorial Glaxo Advert in blues/oranges. The Front cover has an oblong vignette picture of Preparing Torpedoes for the French Army - see image - plus Adverts, decorated border, etc, all in blues/oranges. The covers are a little edge torn at the spine - no loss. Internally one closed tear o/w VG. Overall VG . A fascinating period magazine and very topical given the current release of the film 1917. I have 9 Original copies of this illustrated newspaper dated 1917 (but NOT a 'run') that I am currently listing - so do enquire if interested in more than just this or any others - or the lot - during these dates. See Images; Folio 13" - 23" tall .