Diaries and Letters: Complete Three-Volume First Edition Set (1930-1939 / 1939-1945 / 1945-1962) - Accompanied by 'Why Britain is at War' (1939 First Printing)

First edition, first printings of Harold Nicolson's definitive three-volume 'Diaries and Letters' set, published sequentially in 1966, 1967, and 1968, edited by Nigel Nicolson. Hardbacks in original dust jackets, globally graded as Near Fine books inside Near Fine jackets. The books are crisp, tight, and square with bright cloth and clean internal text blocks. The complete dust jackets are price-clipped but remain fresh and vivid, now beautifully preserved and housed in clear, removable archival protective covers. Significantly, this set is uniquely paired with a Very Good companion copy of Nicolson's famous Penguin Special S47, 'Why Britain is at War', a true first edition, first printing bearing 'First Published November 1939' to the copyright page. This specific historical text is directly cross-referenced and discussed within Volume 1 of the Diaries, mapping out Nicolson's urgent wartime political efforts and his lightning-fast drafting process commissioned by Allen Lane. An exceptional, collector-grade literary and political association set documenting the inner circles of twentieth-century British history and the Bloomsbury group. Free UK domestic postage. Octavo. Three volumes hardback plus one volume paperback. Volume 1: 448 pages. Volume 2: 511 pages. Volume 3: 448 pages. Penguin Special S47: 160 pages. All volumes complete with original photographic plates, indexes, and appendices as called for. Text blocks are clean, secure, and tightly bound throughout.…