Winds of Change 1914-1939, 1966; The Blast of War 1939-1945, 1967; Tides of Fortune 1945-1955, 1969; Riding the Storm 1956-1959, 1971; Pointing the Way 1959-1961, 1972; At the End of the Day 1961-1963.
London, Macmillan, 1966-73.
The first volume is signed by the author on the title-page, and has a two-page autograph letter tipped-in from Macmillan to Councillor (later Sir) William Cocker, of Accrington, written in 1949 to thank him for a gift ('I am writing to you with the pen - which is really a beauty'), and saying that whilst they share a common belief in individual enterprise, 'we have not forgotten the people from whom we have sprung'; there is also a typed letter from Macmillan's office to Austin D. Smith.
First editions, first vol. signed and with autograph letter from the author; 6 vols, 8vo (215 x 155); maps and illustrations; uniformly bound in red crushed morocco by Bayntun, sides with gilt rule border and emblem on upper covers, spines gilt with raised bands, morocco turn-ins gilt, original dust-jackets bound in at the rear, top edges gilt, these a little scratched, otherwise a fine set.
First editions, first vol. signed and with autograph letter from the author; 6 vols, 8vo (215 x 155); maps and illustrations; uniformly bound in red crushed morocco by Bayntun, sides with gilt rule border and emblem on upper covers, spines gilt with raised bands, morocco turn-ins gilt, original dust-jackets bound in at the rear, top edges gilt, these a little scratched, otherwise a fine set.
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