Soriac, André. WWI Postcards with Poems, 17 pieces. Paris: Imp. de L'Edition Cigalia, 1915-1916. [7173]
17 different postcards written and published by Soriac during the years 1915 and 1916. All are without writing or postage. 4 have small chips at one corner. Rest in good used condition.
The numbers those of the post card series. You will receive:
1. A Nox Vieux!
2. Mai 1915
5. Qu'est- ce que Guillaume II?
6. Vos Paquets!
9. Qu'est que Francois-JosephII?
12. A Nos Cheres Mobilisées
13. A Nos Villages
22. Un An sans te voir
25. Vos Malades
26. A Nos Sacs
27. Qu'est-ce qu'une Tranchée?
28. Nos Bagues
29. Aux Poilus des Usines
30. Aux bons G. V. C.
31. Au Drapeau
32. Paysanne de France
33. Gloire au "75"
André Soriac (1864-1927), French poet who at the age of 50 volunteered to join the 277th Regiment of the French Infantry and served in Lorraine. He saw action at Verdun and was wounded three times before being invalided out of the army in 1916. "Between 1915 and 1916, he published four series of illustrated postcards with poems." - forgottenpoetsofww1 blog, entry of 9 January 2019.
