Original Cloth. 8vo. 168 pages. 19 cm. First edition. Gollancz’s response to Sir Robert Vansittart’s hard line against Germany and Nazi aggression, titled “Black Record: Germans Past and Present”. Gollancz asserts that the conditions in Germany are not historically specific to the rise of the Third Reich, but have been created by a broader world context and the rise of Fascism throughout Europe. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany. Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, Baron, 1881-1957. Black record. Original dust jacket in protective mylar. Light staining to boards near fore edge. Light age toning. Binding tight, text crisp. Good condition. (HOLO2-116-5)