The Second Great War : a standard history [complete in eight volumes]

Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir (1871-1949) ; Gwynn, Charles William, Sir (1870-1963)

1946, First Edition. London : The Amalgamated Press in association with the Waverley Book Co. Very good copies all in contemporary red cloth, with titles blocked in black to the front and gilt to the spine. Minor rubbing to panel edges and endbands. Spines uniformly sun-toned; some covers show very minor spotting. Faint foxing to some preliminary and final leaves only, with text blocks remaining tight, bright and clean overall. A remarkably well-preserved and historically notable set. Provenance: bookplates of Martin Rodney Davies, some with his contemporary autograph to the front endpapers. Item #461641

Physical description; complete in 8 volumes (4076 pages continuous pagination) : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps (some colour, some double-page), portraits ; 28 cm. Notes; This work originated as the partwork "The War Illustrated", published in 255 fortnightly/monthly issues from 16 September 1939 to 11 April 1947. It was subsequently revised, reset with continuous pagination, and published in eight volumes as here. It is the largest and most important contemporary British pictorial record of the Second World War, featuring thousands of photographs from official and commercial sources, many not published elsewhere. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 — Pictorial works. World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns. World War, 1939-1945 — Sources. Military history, Modern — 20th century. Great Britain — History — George VI, 1936-1952.

Price: €395.00