The Immortal Heritage: An Account of the Work and Policy of the Imperial War Graves Commission During Twenty Years
PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
Cambridge at the University Press.
BINDING
Pale blue cloth boards with gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITION
Boards are faded, especially at spine, with some staining.
DUST JACKET
Just the front cover and flap remain, very worn.
EDITION
First edition, 1937.
DESCRIPTION
Illustrated with 32 photographs, grouped on plates at the centre of the book. Introduction by Edmund Blunden. Inscription in ink, dated 1937. 80 pp.
SYNOPSIS
The first full and authoritative account of the enormous task in identifying and commemorating a million dead soldiers of the British Commonwealth. With photographs of the beautiful memorials and cemeteries in the care of the Commission.