Purnell’s History of the First World War. Volume 2. Issues 17-32. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]
PURNELL'S HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
[Edited by Barrie Pitt.]
NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING
Published: Purnell [for BPC Publishing], [1969]
Stock code: 51043
Price: £90.00
16 parts in 1 vol., roy. 8vo., First Edition, profusely illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout; all original parts housed in publisher's blue rexine binder blocked in silver, a near fine copy.
Purnell's mammoth endeavour [together with its counterpart History of WWII] is arguably the crowning achievement of the 'partwork' fashion of the late 60s. Produced in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, edited by Barrie Pitt and written by a host of eminent historians, scholars and veterans, the series is equally fortunate in having Liddell-Hart as editor-in-chief. Produced in 'magazine' format, the work as a whole makes full use of its size and space to create a lucid, vivid and valuable account of the conflict. The number, choice and quality of the photographs, illustrations and diagrams are worthy of special mention. THIS WORK IS FAR SCARCER THAN PURNELL'S PARALLEL HISTORY OF WWII, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ORIGINAL BINDER IN THIS CONDITION. Please note that additional postage will be required for shipping outside the UK.