Peace in war
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A richly illustrated memoir and artistic record, Peace In War chronicles the wartime experiences of Edward Seago, the celebrated British painter who served as a camouflage officer and war artist during World War II. With a painter's eye and a poet's sensibility, Seago presents vivid observations of landscapes, people, and the strange quietude that persists even amid the chaos of conflict. The narrative moves through the theatres of war with a reflective, deeply personal tone, illustrating how beauty and humanity endure in the most unlikely circumstances. Seago's prose is as evocative as his brushwork, capturing the tension between destruction and the timeless rhythms of the natural world with remarkable grace and restraint.
Author: Edward Seago
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Collins, Forty-Eight Pall Mall London
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A richly illustrated memoir and artistic record, Peace In War chronicles the wartime experiences of Edward Seago, the celebrated British painter who served as a camouflage officer and war artist during World War II. With a painter's eye and a poet's sensibility, Seago presents vivid observations of landscapes, people, and the strange quietude that persists even amid the chaos of conflict. The narrative moves through the theatres of war with a reflective, deeply personal tone, illustrating how beauty and humanity endure in the most unlikely circumstances. Seago's prose is as evocative as his brushwork, capturing the tension between destruction and the timeless rhythms of the natural world with remarkable grace and restraint.