C. 1933 A Popular History of the Great War, 6 Vols., w/ Maps and Illustrations

Description: A Popular History of the Great War, Edited by Sir J.A. Hammerton, 6 Volumes, The Fleetway House, London, n.d., 640pp (each volume), cloth, 5 x 7", 12mo Volume I: The First Phase: 1914Volume II: Extension of the Struggle: 1915Volume III: The Allies at Bay: 1916Volume IV: A Year of Attrition: 1917Volume V: The Year of Victory: 1918Volume VI: The Armistice and After Fair condition. Normal wear to boards. Minor bumping to tips. Title and embossed illustration on front boards in blue ink. Titles in gilt and blue ink on spines. Frontispiece opposite title page in each volume. No known marginalia. Toning throughout textblocks. Illustrations throughout. Please see photos. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (27 February 1871 - 12 May 1949) is described by the Dictionary of National Biography as "the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known". Hammerton's first posts in journalism included a period in Nottingham, where he first met his lifelong collaborator and friend, Arthur Mee. In 1905, Hammerton joined Alfred Harmsworth's Amalgamated Press. He and Mee produced the Harmsworth Self-Educator. Hammerton contributed to the first edition of Mee's Children's Encyclopaedia, which was a fortnightly series from 1908 until 1910 before being published in eight large volumes. Hammerton's contribution consisted of compiling articles on 'Famous Books' and 'Poetry'. In 1933, Hammerton's A Popular History of the Great War (in six volumes) was published, which he described as "embodying the gist of post-war revelations and official documents". FORN-SHELF-0534-BB-2409-JC1259

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