Near East

London: B. T. Batsford, 1943. 1st. hardback. Very good, missing d/j, red cloth boards with yellow impressed titling on cover and spine (some sunning on edges and spine slightly cocked with bumping and rubbing); text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Beaton's account of his 3 months in the Near… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1943. 8vo. First edition. viii, 150 pp. Red cloth binding with yellow text to front and spine in a pictorial dustjacket (unclipped). Top edge red. Marking to edges of boards, with spotting to top edge of book. Damage to dj, which whilst bright has significant sections missing to the top of the spine and front… Read more about this item

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd,1943.. 2nd impression. Diary of the author's trip to Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Syria in the previous year. Cecil Beaton worked for the Ministry of Information during the second world war, and was sent to the Middle East East to take photographs and collect material for the Royal Air Force and the Ministry of Information. Pp.viii/150, black… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1943. A first edition, first printing published by Batsford in 1943. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is finely illustrated by Beaton but suffers from rubbing at the corners and slight separation at the top and tail of the spine. It has not been price clipped. The internals are slightly rippled, presumably with age,… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1943. First Edition 2nd Printing. Orange Cloth. Good/Very Good. 9 " Tall. Black and White Photographs. Vi, 150 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Yellow. Second Printing, "Summer 1943", A Few Months After The First Printing Of "Spring 1943". Inscribed From Beaton To Photographer Louise Dahl Wolfe "With Best Wishes From Cecil Beaton New… Read more about this item

London: B.T. Batsford, 1943.. First edition, 8vo, viii, 149, (1) pp. Black and white photographs, inscription to fly leaf. Cloth, d.w. with loss to the spine ends and top corners.

B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1943. First Edition. 149 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs throughout. Black and white frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Missing front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with… Read more about this item

Batsford, 1943-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.5381 in x 22.8426 in x 15.2284 in. B.T. Batsford LTD 1943 reprint. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

B.T.Batsford Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. First Edition. 150 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with… Read more about this item

London : Reader's Digest. VG pbk reprint. 18809. . Very Good. Paperback. 1988.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1943. Solid copy. Authors (and photographer) experiences during WWII in North Africa. Unmarked but for neat signature of former owner. Orange cloth with yellow lettering to spine and front board. Tight and square. Frontispiece is a photo of author in a tent on milatary phone. Price intact jacket has some chipping at… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. large Octavo. pp VII, 149. 2nd printing.

London : B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1943. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vii, 149 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23cm. Subjects: Beaton, Cecil (1904-1980). World War, (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, English.

London: Batsford, 1943. 1st Edition. Cloth. VG/VG. 8vo. Yellow lettered red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Photos by beaton throughout. Dj with tears and chips at extremities. Book worn at edges.Ink names on endpaper.

B. T. Batsford, 1943. First Edition Second Impression. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. 0x0x0. 150 pages illustrated. A VG copy with a neat previous owners name on the endpaper. Dust jacket is missing some pieces ( around 80% present and is now protected by removable mylar.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1943. 150 pp. White endpapers, with previous owner's name and address on front paste-down endpaper. Red cloth with yellow titles. Spine and edges faded. VG+.

Batsford 1943. Lacks d/w, reprint. Super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

LONDON: B. T. BATSFORD LTD, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Boards rubbed and lightly marked, fore edge foxed. Clean throughout. Good.

Batsford, 1943T. hardcover. Acceptable. 2.5381 in x 22.8426 in x 15.2284 in. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. FOXING ON INSIDE COVER PAGE.

London: B. T. Batsford LTD.. Good; Aged stops inside the book. 1943. Hardack. 149 pages .