Author: HAMMERTON, ed. Sir John
Title: I was There. The Human Story of the Great War of 1914-1918. Edited by Sir John Hammerton. NEAR FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING
Description: Waverley Book Company,, n.d. [1934]. 4 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, title-vignettes and many thousands of remarkable photographs (many tinted or toned in sepia) and maps in the text; original publisher's binding of navy faux-morocco cloth grained in black, upper boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt backs, blue tops (lightly faded), a near fine copy. Hammerton's extraordinary compilation of eye-witness accounts (all individually sourced and credited) covers virtually every aspect of the conflict; the photographs in particular are breathtaking in their scope and clarity. A SPLENDID SET OF A UNIQUE AND IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.166.

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