Sansom, William WESTMINSTER IN WAR , Faber and Faber, London, 1947,1st edn., 209pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a narrative account of the experiences of the City of Westminster in London during the first and second blitzes, of 1940-41 and 1944-45, what the City Council did to protect those few square miles and how life went on, what places were hit and what escaped, an early title from a literary author who served throughout the bombing of WW2 as a London fireman, boards slightly inclined to bow, edges and endpapers tanned, dustwrapper@ rubbed with slight loss at extrems., short nick lower edge front panel. repaired to reverse, near fine in a very good dustwrapper, (Book ref. 41239) £40.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, A Book for all Reasons , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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