Author: Randolph S. Churchill; Martin Gilbert
Title: Winston S. Churchill
Description: London, Heinemann, 1966-76. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five excellent first editions of this celebrated biography of Sir Winston Churchill by his son Randolph and Martin Gilbert, with seven companion volumes. The first editions of this work. A collection of five consecutive volumes of the official biography of Sir Winston Churchill, covering from 1874 to 1939. Written in a collaboration between Sir Winston Churchill's son Randolph, who finished the first two volumes, and continued by historian Martin Gilbert after Randolph's death. With details on Sir Winston Churchill's childhood and early life and career, India, the River War, and more until the coming of the war in vol. V. Including the companion volumes I, II and III in seven parts, complete. Each volume comes in its unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume, and one hundred and fifty eight full page plates, maps and illustrations in text. With three folding genealogical tables to vol. I. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Minor faint damp marking to the boards of companion vol. II part III. The dust wrapper is very smart with minor shelf wear and only occasional minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with some sunning to the spine, mostly unclipped. The dust wrapper to vol. II and companion vol. II part II is price-clipped. With a minor staining mark to the tail of the spine of the dust wrapper of part I of the companion vol. II. With tape reinforcements to the externals of the wraps of vol. II. Minor closed tears to the wraps of vol. III and to the rear wraps of part II of the companion vol. II, companion vol. III part I. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With minor cockling and the odd minor handling mark to the leaves of vol. IV due to minor damp damage. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume, and one hundred and fifty eight full page plates, maps and illustrations in text. With three folding genealogical tables to vol. I. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
Keywords: winston s churchill martin gilbert randolph s churchill biography martin gilbert Not Stated
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Title: Winston S. Churchill
Description: London, Heinemann, 1966-76. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five excellent first editions of this celebrated biography of Sir Winston Churchill by his son Randolph and Martin Gilbert, with seven companion volumes. The first editions of this work. A collection of five consecutive volumes of the official biography of Sir Winston Churchill, covering from 1874 to 1939. Written in a collaboration between Sir Winston Churchill's son Randolph, who finished the first two volumes, and continued by historian Martin Gilbert after Randolph's death. With details on Sir Winston Churchill's childhood and early life and career, India, the River War, and more until the coming of the war in vol. V. Including the companion volumes I, II and III in seven parts, complete. Each volume comes in its unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume, and one hundred and fifty eight full page plates, maps and illustrations in text. With three folding genealogical tables to vol. I. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Minor faint damp marking to the boards of companion vol. II part III. The dust wrapper is very smart with minor shelf wear and only occasional minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with some sunning to the spine, mostly unclipped. The dust wrapper to vol. II and companion vol. II part II is price-clipped. With a minor staining mark to the tail of the spine of the dust wrapper of part I of the companion vol. II. With tape reinforcements to the externals of the wraps of vol. II. Minor closed tears to the wraps of vol. III and to the rear wraps of part II of the companion vol. II, companion vol. III part I. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With minor cockling and the odd minor handling mark to the leaves of vol. IV due to minor damp damage. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume, and one hundred and fifty eight full page plates, maps and illustrations in text. With three folding genealogical tables to vol. I. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
Keywords: winston s churchill martin gilbert randolph s churchill biography martin gilbert Not Stated
Price: GBP 650.00 = appr. US$ 928.19 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 799A48
- Book number: 799A48
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