Author: MASEFIELD John
Title: The Twenty-Five Days. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Description: Heinemann,, [1972]. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First publication in full of Masefield's war diary covering May 10 to June 3 1940. The final section, describing the evacuation from Dunkirk, appeared as 'The Nine Days Wonder' in 1941 but the rest was banned for security reasons. Enser, p.133; Wight 127.

Keywords: modern first editions, modern firsts, masefield, john masefield, ww2, wwii, dunkirk, dynamo, operation dynamo


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