Author: LEWIS Eiluned
Title: The Land of Wales. [Third Edition, Revised.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Description: Batsford,, [1949]. 8vo., Third Edition, with coloured frontispiece, monochrome plates, illustrations (one full-page) in the text, and front and rear endpaper maps in green; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped, dustwrapper, the latter mildly sunned at backstrip. Published in Batsford's 'British Heritage' series with splendid wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook. First published in 1937. 'The call for a new edition came in the midst of war. There was no time or occasion to carry out a thorough revision, but an attempt has been made in text and illustration to indicate a little of the part Wales has played in the war, her effort in the factories and in shipping, and the devastation of her cities, towns and monuments by enemy bombers.' (Preface).UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.

Keywords: batsford, british heritage, wales, brian cook, eiluned lewis, peter lewis


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