Our Times, A Social History, 1912-1952

1st edition, first printing. 222pp, monochrome plate frontispiece and numerous further black and white plate illustrations throughout. In red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine, top edge sprayed red (cloth a tad faded, gently rounded on corners and spine tips). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, pictorial dust jacket (slightly bumped on edges, lightly rubbed on corners, slightly scuffed at spine tips). Dust jacket now protected in an aging Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. With close to 100 illustrations, a social history of Britain from the time of the coming of the first world war to the recovery from the second world war, with chapters examining the changes in agriculture, food, health, clothing, transport, communications, leisure etc. 8vo.