Description: HOW THE FOLKS AT HOME LIVED DURING THE WAR THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK IS A WAR STORY - but it is not the usual war book about battles, defeats and victories. It tells in a most compelling way how ordinary people on Britain's home front, the folk who kept the country running amid great difficulties, lived and acted during World War II. The bombing raids, the food shortages, the worries about loved ones in the armed forces, the determination to have some fun anyway - it's all here.It's a volume of vignettes, memories, diary extracts and snap shots taken from the archives of a remarkable organization called Mass-Observation that set out decades ago to record what people really felt about their lives, events and issues. The extracts were edited by Sandra Koa Wing. Philip Ziegler, the British author and historian, contributed the Introduction. THIS COLLECTIBLE EDITION OF THE BOOK was published in 2007 for book collectors by The Folio Society. Like all Folio Society books, it is beautifully made and will appeal to book lovers who want special copies of significant works. This copy, encased in a custom-made slipcase, is in fine condition and appears to be unread. The Folio Society was established in 1947 to publish top quality editions of significant books and they are collected avidly by book-lovers all over the world. They are issued in custom-made slipcases. They tend to be pricier in the used-book market than average works but their quality in printing and design is generally superb. Publisher: The Folio Society No ISBN Nonfiction: History + All books sold by Mackie Books and Music are packaged in bubble-wrap. This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from the actual books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + Unimportant stuff can wait until tomorrow. Relax with a good book today.
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Book Title: Mass-Observation: Britain in the Second World War
Book Series: Folio Collectibles
Original Language: English
Item Length: 7.25 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover in Custom Slipcase
Language: English
Item Height: 10.25 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, Custom Slipcase
Topic: The Ordinary Folks at Time of War
Item Width: 1.25 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: The Folio Society
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Diary Extracts
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Photography
Author: Edited by Sandra Koa Wing
Genre: History, Diary Extracts
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Weight: 2 lb 8 oz
Number of Pages: 327
