Author: Winston S. Churchill
Title: The Second World War
Description: London, Cassell and Company, Ltd; The Book Society Ltd, 1949-54. First edition. Cloth. A complete set of Winston Churchill's important historical account of the Second World War, with all but one being first editions. The first edition to all but volume one, which is the first 'Book Society' edition published the same year as the first edition. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations depicting facsimiles, maps and diagrams, with one folding plate to 'Vol I', three to 'Vol II', two to 'Vol IV', five to 'Vol v', and eleven to 'Vol 6&apos. Collated, complete.A complete six volume set. These volumes retrace the history of the war from its beginnings in 1919 to 1944. Written from Churchill's personal point of view, from own notes and privileged access to official documents while still working as a politician, hence some facts had to remain secret. Considered a personal memoir by a leading participant in the direction of the war rather than a comprehensive history by a detached historian. In the original publisher's cloth. Lacking the original dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth, lacking original dust wrappers. Externally excellent with the odd slight mark and bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with only slight strain at the half title to 'vol vi', with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot only. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Keywords: History WWII World War Two Winston Churchill WWII First edition None


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