Stanbridge, England: The Dovecote Press, 1988. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 215pp w appendices and index. Illustrated throughout w historical bw photographs, including frontispiece. Green cloth w crisp black lettering. Light shelf wear, soft bumping to top corners. Binding square and sound.. Colour illustrated DJ clean showing light bumping to tail, preserved in archival cover. Small quarto - 26.5 x 21cm

Two years of detailed research have gone into a text that is both accurate and readable, whilst the 200 illustrations, most of which have never been published before, superbly document what the realities of war meant to the people of Somerset, 1939-1945

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Bookseller: Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 044798
Title: Somerset at War 1939-1945
Author: Hawkins, Mac
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.K. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0946159548
ISBN 13: 9780946159543
Publisher: The Dovecote Press
Place of Publication: Stanbridge, England
Date Published: 1988
Pages: 216
Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Keywords: World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Somerset. Somerset (England) -- History -- 20th century. England -- Somerset. NOISBN
Bookseller catalogs: War and Military;

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