Britain's Greatest Awards for Gallantry in the First World War.

UK,slim,small 8vo softback Original,1st edn.[Paperback/softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back,s/back originals are published prior to any other format.] Near MINT.Wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt sepia +colour montaged photographic illustrated front cover with white lettering,white lettered spine which has NO reading creases,rear cover with colour photograph of V.C. medal; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents pristine,unread apart from my own collation so no dog-ear reading creases.UK,slim,small 8vo s/back Original,1st edn,2-116pp [paginated] includes cover design repeated to title page,contents list/table,foreword by Sir Geoffrey Pattie (former Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Honourary Colonel of the 4th Royal Green Jackets),and introduction,8 sections; covers The Great War and sections on each of the Awards with contemporary b/w illustration facsimile reproductions,b/w photographs and colour photographs of medals, awards+citations etc.Chapters on the Great War,and the medals highlighted,include: the D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal),the A.F.C. (Air Force Cross) medal,the D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross) medal,the M.C.(Military Cross) medal,the D.S.C. (Distinguished Service Cross) medal,the D.S.O.(Distinguished Service Order) medal, and lastly,the highest award,the V.C. (Victoria Cross) medal.
Published in the year marking the centenary,100 years anniversary of the Armistice at 11a.m. on 11/11/18 that brought an end to the the First World War.A centennial celebration issue containing the stories of seven highest awards for valour in the First World War from the Victoria Cross to the Distinguished conduct Medal and accounts of some of the recipients of each.Uncommon.
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