The Second Great War: A Standard History By Sir John Hammerton and Maj General Sir Charles Gwynn8 Volumes
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The Second Great War: A Standard History By Sir John Hammerton and Maj General Sir Charles Gwynn 8 Volumes
Hardcover
Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Ltd
Amalgamated Press, [1939-47]. 8 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, titles in red and black, and many thousands of photographs and maps (many coloured and many double-page) in the text; original red cloth, upper boards framed and lettered in black and blind, gilt backs.
Volume 1: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is very good. The book has got 6 small piercing holes on the board and pages, rubber stamp on the first page. Netting is a little visible at the back.
Volume 2: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Slight damp stained on the front board.
Volume 2: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading. This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Netting slightly visible on the front.
Volume 3: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spineand slight fading . This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Tanned.
Volume 5: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading. This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Tanned.
Volume 6: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading . This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Tanned.
Volume 7: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading . This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Tanned.
Volume 8: Condition: Good. The original boards without a DJ is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, bumped, and have wear to head and heel of spine and slight fading . This book is still overall good. The book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Rubber stamp on the first page. Tanned.
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WITH THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS (MANY NOT PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE) FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF OFFICIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOURCES.
Good set of the largest of the three great published British photographic records of WWII (the others being Hutchinson's 'Pictorial History' and Odhams' 'The War in Pictures').
This massive compilation first appeared as 'The War Illustrated', published in 255 parts beginning with Issue I (16 September 1939) and concluding with Issue 255 (11 April 1947). The series was issued first fortnightly, then monthly (due to the shortage of paper), then again fortnightly in the final year. The partwork was then revised and reset with continuous pagination in eight volumes as here and subsequently reissued by AP.
