The Queen's Book of the Red Cross

Title: The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross Contributors: With a Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and contributions by fifty British authors and artists Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London Publication Date: 1939 (First Edition) Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Tight binding. Boards slightly faded but with clear original red lettering to front cover and spine. Text is clear and sharp throughout. Discolouration marks to cover. Small handwritten note on inside cover. Yellowing to pages in places. Contains numerous black-and-white and colour illustrations and photographs. Light age-related toning to endpapers and edges. Description: Published in 1939 to raise funds for the British Red Cross during the early months of the Second World War, The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross features a foreword by Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) and contributions from fifty distinguished British writers and artists, including J. B. Priestley, Daphne du Maurier, Winston Churchill, and T. S. Eliot. Profusely illustrated with both colour and black-and-white plates, this patriotic anthology is an evocative example of wartime publishing and royal-sponsored charity. A solid, attractive copy of a highly collectible title, notable for its fine illustrations and historical significance.…