West Rebecca, "Black Lamp and Grey Falcon: The record of a journey through Yougoslavia in 1937", MacMillan & Co. LTD, London, 1942. Complete in two (2) Volumes. As publisher notes "Copyright / First edition February 1942 / Reprinted February 1942". First editions of the Rebecca Wests masterpiece. 8vo, pp.xi,653+vii, 586, including 32 photogravure plates from photographs. Vol. I - Croatia, Dalmatia, Herzegovina, Bosnia, Serbia. Vol. II - Skopje, Ochrid, Bitola (Μοναστήρι), Prilep, Kossovo, Scutari. Rebecca West, a well known writer and traveler, visits the Balkans and Yugoslavia during Interwar period. Although she faced many difficulties in her travel, she was amazed, affected and inspired by the history of the place and its people and she returned twice to collect material for Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. The result was an astonishing work characterized both as a travelogue, as a historical guide and as a thorough sketch of these lands and their people. The book was finally printed in during the WWII, while Britain was under attack by the German army and Yugoslavia was broken apart by the German & Italian armies. This work is still considered as one of the best ever written works about Yugoslavia and continues to be included lists of the greatest travel and non-fiction works of all time. Original green cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Ex-library and ex-bookseller labels on flyleaves & covers. Some usual external rubbing, and toning, light wear along joints & extremities, internally in fine condition.