My Brush is My Sword; Anthony Gross, War Artist

A fine new copy. Limited to 330 copies bound in quarter cloth and marbled paper. Gross travelled almost continuously for his country until 1945, through Britain, Europe, north Africa, the middle east, the Indian subcontinent and Burma. His paintings started with London, showing its suffering in the early days of the war, then military training in various settings, and he progressed to record military activity in a wide variety of worldwide settings. His gorgeous, fluid watercolours (and a few etchings) give us an emotional involvement (each one records human activity) as well as a unique and valuable record. 174pp. illustrated in colour with fold-outs.