Harvey, Oliver; Harvey, John [Dust wrapper design]

THE DIPLOMATIC DIARIES OF OLIVER HARVEY 1937-1940 [and] THE WAR DIARIES OF OLIVER HARVEY 1941-1945. In two volumes.

Edited by John Harvey. Pp. 448+400(last blank), frontispiece portrait Volume I, appendices, glossary, indices; small med. 8vo; brown [Volume I] or black boards, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, a couple of small edge bruises to boards; dust wrappers, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; book label [Volume I] or bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedowns, the free endpapers slightly offset, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Collins, London, 1970-78. First editions. *The diaries of the civil servant and diplomat Oliver Harvey (1893-1968), edited by his son. As Private Secretary and close advisor to Anthony Eden before and during the Second World War, Harvey was 'placed at the very centre of affairs at a moment of crucial significance in world history' [wrapper blurb]. Item #181903

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