Man of Valour: Life of Field-Marshal the Viscount Gort by J R (John Rupert) Colville - 1972

Hardback. Acceptable.

This is a first edition of Man of Valour: The Life of Field-Marshal The Viscount Gort, VC, GCB, DSO, MVO, MC by Sir John Colville. It is a solid assessment of an underappreciated figure in the Allied war effort of World War II.
Known in Britain as 'our man in France', Gort was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord (WWI). During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (the professional head of the British Army). He is best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force that was sent to France in the first year of the Second World War, only to be evacuated from Dunkirk the following year.
Copies of this book are now rare and are quite expensive.
This one is in particularly good condition.
The dust jacket (unclipped) is not in great shape. There has been a spill to the front endpaper only. The edges of the pages are darkening. Other than that, it's in perfect condition.

London: Collins, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Clean dark orange cloth boards, gilt titles in panel on spine. Spine ends bumped otherwise no shelf wear. Cut edges lightly mottled. Colour map across inside covers. Clean text block, fine b/w plates. Binding solid. Colour pictorial jacket, price clipped, light edge wear, in protective polythene sleeve.

London, UK: Collins, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 286pp, some black and white photographic plates. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on black printed spine label; man endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1972-01-06. Hardcover. Acceptable. No dust jacket - The book is an ex-library copy, and comes with internal/external library markings. Pages are not marred by notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some wear but remain intact.

Collins, 1972., 1972. 1st ed. 285p. Photos. Commanded British forces in France in 1940. Jacket priced. Fine/Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Collins, 1972-01-06. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.4010 in x 22.9949 in x 14.5939 in. Collins, 1972. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, unclipped, in fine condition.

Collins, 1972., 1972. 1st ed. 285p. Photos. Commanded British forces in France in 1940. Price clipped. Flat SIGNED by Colville. Author was private secretary to Churchill and held various other high posts. RAF fighter pilot too. Jacket spine sunned and chipped. Fine/Good Copy. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Good.