[First & Second World Wars]. A collection of 45 works primarily on the First World War and Second World War, with individual titles also on the Korean War and the history of warfare more generally.

A fantastic collection of 45 titles on the Firsts & Second World Wars, with individual works on the Korean War and the history of warfare more generally. The majority bound in half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with the remainder in the original publisher's bindings and housed in custom-made morocco-backed boxes. Highlights include A.J.P. Taylor's illustrated histories of the First and Second World Wars, and his thesis War by Time-Table, Eisenhower's wartime memoirs Crusade in Europe, and Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge too Far and The Longest Day, both adapted successfully into films of the same name. Comprising in full: 1. Louis Allen, The Longest War 1941-5, (London and Melbourne, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1984). First edition, 8vo, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, red cloth boards, top-edge gilt, spine faded and slightly stained. 2. Douglas Bader, Fight For the Sky, (London, Book Club Associates, 1973). First edition, 8vo, numerous photographic illustrations, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, blue cloth boards, top-edge gilt, spine faded, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 3. Douglas Bader & Lucas Laddie, Flying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader, (London, Hutchinson, 1981). First edition, 8vo, black & white photographic plates, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, blue cloth boards, top-edge gilt, a little faded, covers slightly marked, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 4. Russell Braddon, Cheshire V.C.: A Study of War and Peace, (London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1954). First edition, 8vo, black & white photographic plates, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, blue cloth boards, top-edge gilt, spine slightly faded, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 5. Paul Brickhill, Escape or Die, (London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1952). First trade edition, 8vo, black & white photographic plates, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, blue cloth boards, top-edge gilt, a little faded, covers slightly marked, original dustjacket bound-in at rear. 6. Paul Brickhill, The Dam Busters, (London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1968). Later printing, 8vo, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, blue cloth boards, top-edge gilt, spine slightly faded. 7. Arthur Bryant, The Turn of the Tide, 1939-1943, (London, Collins, 1957). First edition, 8vo, photographic frontispiece, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a little fading, top-edge gilt, very good. 8. Arthur Bryant, Triumph in the West, (London, Collins, 1959). First edition, 8vo, photographic frontispiece, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a little fading, top-edge gilt, very good. 9. John St. John Cooper, Invasion: The D-Day Story, (London, Beaverbook Newspapers Limited, 1964). First edition, folio, photographic illustrations, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a little fading, top-edge gilt, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 10. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe, (New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948). First trade edition, 8vo, black & white photographic plates, bound in full red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge gilt, spine a little faded, very good. 11. Cyril Falls (editor), Great Military Battles, (London, Spring Books, 1972). Fifth impression, folio, photographic illustrations, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a little fading, covers soiled, top-edge gilt, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 12. Jon Halliday & Bruce Cumings, Korea: The Unknown War, (London, Viking, 1988). First edition, 4to, photographic illustrations, bound in half red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a little fading, top-edge gilt, original photographic dustjacket bound-in at rear. 13. Sir Arthur Harris, Bomber Offensive, (London, Collins, 1947). First edition, 8vo, half blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & S. …