Maurois andré

1940 · 972H7 — London: John Lane: The Bodley Head 1940. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Edward Ardizzone. A compelling firsthand account of France's swift fall in 1940 illustrated with monochrome plates by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Authored by André Maurois under the pen name of Émile Herzog; he adopted "Maurois" permanently in 1947. This is the first English edition of this work translated by F R. Ludman.This edition features eight black and white plates illustrated by Edward Ardizzone including a frontispiece. Collated complete.This volume is a contemporary eyewitness account and analysis of the German invasion of France May–June 1940. André Maurois 1885-1967 was a prolific French writer biographer novelist and essayist. He served in both World Wars including as a liaison officer attached to the British Expeditionary Force. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two spots to endpapers. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Dust Wrapper generally smart. Slight soiling to wraps. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities particularly the head and tail of spine resulting in the odd small chip and closed tear to extremities. Wraps slightly creased across the center of the front and rear panels and down the center of the spine. Slight loss towards head of spine. The odd slight handling mark and one or two spots. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. One or two spots to fore edge with the odd spot to final few leaves. Very Good Indeed John Lane: The Bodley Head hardcover