The Adventure of the Island: The Story of the Great War Written Down at the Time for the Children of the Future

Undated but circa 1935.  186pp with illustrated title page and 11 full page colour plate illustrations with captioned tissue-guards.  In blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decorations.  8vo.  Boards a little rounded and pushed at corners and spine ends.  Some occasional spotting on text block edges.  Previous owner's inscription, dated 1937, inked onto front paste down. Front free endpaper mildly toned else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.  In its original pictorial dust wrapper, rubbed and chipped at edge, shelf worn, scuffed around spine with some mild discolouration on predominantly white rear panel. Arthur Mee's recounds the history of the Great War for children.