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    By T. E. Winslow; Sir Archibald Sinclair [Foreword]
    London; Edinburgh; Glasgow   William Hodge & Company, Limited
    8.5" by 6" 290 pp.
    The first edition of Winslow's history of the Royal Observer Corps in WWII, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, plates, and fold-out maps, highlighting the vital role of civilian volunteers in Britain’s air defence.
    By T. E. Winslow; Sir Archibald Sinclair [Foreword]

    1948 Forewarned Is Forearmed: A History of the Royal Observer Corps

    London; Edinburgh; Glasgow   William Hodge & Company, Limited
    8.5" by 6" 290 pp.
    The first edition of Winslow's history of the Royal Observer Corps in WWII, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, plates, and fold-out maps, highlighting the vital role of civilian volunteers in Britain’s air defence.
    £98.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 980H52
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    In the publisher's original red cloth binding. 

    Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.

    First edition.

    Illustrated with 20 monochrome plates, including a frontispiece, with two fold-out maps. Collated, complete. 

    This volume details the work of Britain’s civilian volunteers who manned observation posts and aircraft reporting systems, crucial to air defence during WWII.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Front and rear hinge slightly strained with binding materials slightly exposed, but holding firm. Dust wrapper, smart. unclipped. slight rubbing to extremities, resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear, and crease to extremities, with slight loss to tail of spine. Slight offsetting to inside wrap. The odd spot to wrap with minor soiling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge.

    Near Fine

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