I was There. The Human Story of the Great War of 1914-1918. SCARCE RARE VERY RARE

Edited by Sir John Hammerton. 

by HAMMERTON, ed. Sir John

First Edition circa 1934

SCARCE RARE VERY RARE

USD 330 OR 100USD PER BOOK = R6000 plus ( 4 vols very very scarce)

Waverley Book Company,, n.d. [1934]. 4 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, title-vignettes and many thousands of remarkable photographs (many tinted or toned in sepia) and maps in the text;  upper boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt backs,, a near fine copy. Hammerton's extraordinary compilation of eye-witness accounts (all individually sourced and credited) covers virtually every aspect of the conflict; the photographs in particular are breathtaking in their scope and clarity. A SPLENDID SET OF A UNIQUE AND IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.