The memoirs of field marshall the viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Montgomery, Viscount Bernard

First Edition, Collins, London, 1958. Hard Cover. Original burgundy red cloth with gilt title, author and publisher to spine, corners, head and tail bumped, light fading to spine, head and tail.. Book block: top edge of book block stained red INTERNALLY: Lovely crisp clean tight copy,  Photo. frontis. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. tightly bound, except for pages 143 to 145 last stitch on block has pulled loose, page 142 has a stain. Autobiography of Montgomery of Alamein which includes his own account of the long road from Alamein to the very shores of the Baltic and Germany's ultimate surrender. Previous owner name and inscription to paste down end paper, same signature repeated on blank page behind frotispiece. (A collectable copy). 574pp including index.