SUMMARIES of Watch Tower Publications from 1917 to 1942

Watch Tower Covers, 1917–1941

Significant Watch Tower Publications, 1917–1941. (Most available in full text, with short and long summary.)

A single chronological run of the major books, booklets and tracts during the era of J.F.Rutherford’s presidency. Each image is 250 × 400 px. 25 covers are real scans; 3 slots are reserved and awaiting an image.

The Finished Mystery book cover 1917
1917The Finished MysteryWatch Tower (G.Fisher & C.Woodworth)Book1917
Kingdom News No. 1 (1918) cover
1918Kingdom News No. 1Watch TowerTractMarch 15, 1918
Kingdom News No. 2 (1918) cover
1918Kingdom News No. 2Watch TowerTractApril 15, 1918
Kingdom News No. 3 (1918) cover
1918Kingdom News No. 2Watch TowerTractMay 1918
Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1920) cover
1920Millions Now Living Will Never DieJ. F. RutherfordBooklet
The Harp of God (1921) cover
1921The Harp of GodJ. F. RutherfordBook
The Laodicean Messenger (1923) cover
1923The Laodicean MessengerBible Students Book StoreBookTitle page — scan has no cover
The Way to Paradise (1924) cover
1924The Way to ParadiseW. E. Van AmburghBook
Comfort for the Jews (1925) cover
1925Comfort for the JewsJ. F. RutherfordBookFull-size, outside the Rainbow grouping
Our Lord's Return (1925) cover
1925Our Lord’s ReturnJ. F. RutherfordBookletFront half of wraparound cover
Deliverance (1926) cover
1926DeliveranceJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 1
Creation (1927) cover
1927CreationJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 2
Government (1928) cover
1928GovernmentJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 3
Reconciliation (1928) cover
1928ReconciliationJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 4
Life (1929) cover
1929LifeJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 5
Prophecy (1929) cover
1929ProphecyJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 6
Light — Book One (1930) cover
1930Light — Book OneJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 7
Light — Book Two (1930) cover
1930Light — Book TwoJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 8
Vindication — Book One (1931) cover
1931Vindication — Book OneJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 9
Vindication — Book Two (1932) cover
1932Vindication — Book TwoJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 10
Vindication — Book Three (1932) cover
1932Vindication — Book ThreeJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 11
Preparation (1933) cover
1933PreparationJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 12
Jehovah (1934) cover
1934JehovahJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 13
Riches (1936) cover
1936RichesJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 14
Enemies (1937) cover
1937EnemiesJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 15
Salvation (1939) cover
1939SalvationJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 16
Religion (1940) cover
1940ReligionJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 17
Children (1941) cover
1941ChildrenJ. F. RutherfordRainbow 18
Covers are taken from page 1 of each source PDF, except The Harp of God, which comes from a photograph of the bound green cloth edition. Two required repair: Our Lord’s Return was scanned as a wraparound spread and is cropped to the front panel; The Laodicean Messenger scan contains no cover, so its title page stands in. The three dashed cards are placeholders — no cover art has been reconstructed or invented anywhere in this set. “Rutherford’s rainbow” is a collectors’ nickname, not an official designation; by that reckoning the run is 1926–1941, 15 titles across 18 volumes, complete here.
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