Second Hand J. F. C. Fuller (signed by author)
Military Thinker
Series : Studies in Military and Strategic History
Author : Brian Holden Reid
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Condition
Good in good dust jacket.
Original pictorial dust jacket is complete, with light rubbing and surface marking. There is creasing and minor wear at the spine ends and corners, with small closed tears or abrasions around the lower rear edge and fold.
Original black hardback binding remains firm and square, with minor shelf wear at the extremities. Page edges show light age-related toning, but the contents appear clean and securely bound. Signed in full by Brian Holden Reid on the title page and additionally inscribed by the author to Professor Brian Bond on the front free endpaper, signed “Brian” and dated 28.ii.88. From Professor Brian Bond’s personal library.
Details
General - Pages : 283 | Images : Two black-and-white maps | Publisher : Macmillan Press Ltd | Place of Publication : Basingstoke, UK | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1987 | Edition : First edition | Size : 230mm x 150mm | ISBN : 9780333419168
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A scholarly study of Major-General J. F. C. Fuller, the influential British soldier, military theorist and early advocate of mechanised and armoured warfare. Brian Holden Reid traces the development of Fuller’s thought from his formative experiences and service in South Africa and India through the First World War, the interwar debate over mechanisation, his controversial politics and his commentary on the Second World War.
An important signed association copy from the personal library of Professor Brian Bond, acquired with Bond’s book collection directly from his family. Brian Holden Reid has signed the title page and inscribed the front free endpaper to Bond, describing the volume as “a small token of my affection and admiration” and acknowledging Bond’s long-standing scholarly example. The presentation inscription is signed “Brian” and dated 28.ii.88.
Professor Brian Bond was one of Britain’s foremost military historians and a highly influential figure in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. The direct personal and scholarly connection between author and recipient makes this copy considerably more desirable than an ordinarily signed example.
First UK edition, published by Macmillan Press in association with King’s College London in 1987. Part of the Studies in Military and Strategic History series. Includes two maps, extensive notes and references, a bibliography and index.
