The Crucible of War. Western Desert 1941 [with] Year of Alamein 1942. [Complete set.]. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
Rare and modern books
Pitt Barrie
Jonathan Cape,
1980
The Crucible of War. Western Desert 1941 [with] Year of Alamein 1942. [Complete set.]. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
Rare and modern books
Pitt Barrie
Jonathan Cape,
1980
69.00 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1980
- Author
- Pitt Barrie
- Publishers
- Jonathan Cape
- Keyword
- military, ww2, wwii, british army, western desert, north africa, alamein, tobruk, desert rats, eighth army, 7th armoured
- Languages
- English
Description
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Editions, with very numerous plates and maps, and tinted front and rear endpapers maps in each volume; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Superb history of the war in the Western Desert by an acknowledged master. Reissued variously in book club editions and most recently in paperback format with (confusingly) altered titles, but never to these production standards. Enser, pp.74,165.
