Randolph S. Churchill; Martin Gilbert - Winston S. Churchill

London, Heinemann, 1966-1981. First edition. Cloth. A collection of first and early editions of part of the companions to Winston S. Churchill's authorised biography, as well as three volumes of the biography itself. With letters from the authors. Eleven volumes. First edition. With two letters from the authors, or written on their behalf, addressed to Peter Metcalfe. The first of which is a letter from Michael Wolff on behalf of Randolph S. Churchill, dated 3rd February 1966, expressing thanks for sending a letter from Sir Winston Churchill to Mr. James Pond which had been in his possession. The second of which is a letter from Sir Martin Gilbert, dated 25th September 2011, containing information on Gilbert's corps details. Three consecutive volumes of the authorised autobiography of Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with volumes covering the years 1874 to 1916. With eight volumes of the companion texts issued, serving as a definitive biography based on documents reserved exclusively for these works. Written by Randolph Spencer-Churchill, an English journalist, writer and politician who was the only son of Winston S. Churchill, and Martin Gilbert, a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. This set includes: Winston S. Churchill: Youth 1874-1900, 1966. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-two plates, eight maps, and three folding tables to the rear. Collated complete. Winston S. Churchill: Young Statesman 1901-1914, 1967. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-two plates, and two maps. Collated complete. Winston S. Churchill: Volume III 1914-1916, 1971. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-two plates, and twenty maps. Collated complete. Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume I, Parts 1 and 2, 1967. Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume II, Part 1, 1969. Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume III, Part 2, 1972. Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume IV, Parts 1, 2 and 3, 1977. With thirteen in-text maps to each volume. Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume V, Part 2, 1979. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Original dust wrappers remain unclipped other than Winston S. Churchill Companion Volume IV Part 2 which has been price-clipped. Wrappers are also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Minor sunning to the spines. Large loss to the rear panel and fly leaf of Winston S. Churchill: Young Statesman. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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