History under Fire. 52 Photographs of Air Raid Damage to London Buildings, 1940-41 world war one London: Barry Davies Oriental Art

London: Barry Davies Oriental Art

Seven oblong-shaped photographic prints (each 9cm x 17cm) showing the various patterns made by figure skaters: "outside forward edge in eight form"

London: Longmans

text printed only on one side

First edition of the illustrated edition with twelve coloured plate by English painter Rowland Hilder and one map showing the probable course of David Balfour's wanderings

History under Fire. 52 Photographs of Air Raid Damage to London Buildings, 1940-41 world war one London: Barry Davies Oriental ArtLondon: Batsford, 1941. First Edition. Red hardback with the Beaton designed dust jacket, chipped at ends of the spine and slightly rubbed at edges. 52 photographs, all by Beaton, showing the damage caused during the bombardment of London in the winter of 1940 41. A VG+ copy without inscriptions etc. Beaton spent the first two years of the war in England, dividing his time between Ashcombe and Pelham Place, working on assignments. He took to exploring