"Much history has been blasted in Britain but only the symbols are gone".
CARTER, Ernestine; Edward R. MURROW (preface); Lee MILLER & others (photographs). Grim Glory. Pictures of Britain Under Fire. London: Lund Humphries & Scribners. May 1941.
Royal 8vo. Illustrated paperback wrappers with matching illustrated dust jacket; pp. 109; stains to bottom corners of preliminaries; slight rubbing to edges of dust jacket, closed tear to upper edge of front panel; otherwise very good.
First edition, first printing
Much history has been blasted in Britain; but only the symbols are gone. The spirit of men who made Britain great still walks the streets…
Extremely scarce study of the London Blitz through 101 black and white photographs of Britain in wartime, some taken by the famous Lee Miller.
Hoping to practice a more profound method of contribution to the war effort than simply photographing fashion for Vogue, Lee Miller recruited journalist Ernestine Carter and broadcaster Edward R. Murrow to produce this rare historical compilation. This powerful volume, with a view to persuading the US to join the war effort, was highly acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic for its striking record of civilian resilience.
The book is dedicated to Winston Churchill for his ‘embodiment…of the indomitable spirit of the common people to which this book pays tribute’.
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