This book, by Hanslip Fletcher and printed in England by West Brothers in Mitcham, is quite a large book, with illustrations mainly in black and white, with two in colour. Each illustration has a title, and also some text to go with it giving some further details. Typically, they tend to be of historic of noteworthy buildings damaged during WW2. The first and second editions of this book were published in 1947 and 1948 respectively.

This book comes complete with original cover of course, BUT, it also has the original sleeve. Made of a kind of paper that’s similar to greaseproof paper, it’s obviously seen better days. But finding these books with the covers intact is very difficult now. The book inside is in good condition, no pages have been dog-eared and no pages are missing. The corners of the book are a little worn however.

As stated, finding these books with original paper sleeves is VERY hard now, and to find one in this condition makes this book noteworthy, and an excellent addition to your collection.