Author: Winston S. Churchill
Title: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Description: London, The Educational Book Company Ltd, 1956-1958. Cloth. A pleasing complete set of the 'Chartwell Edition' of Winston Churchill's important history of Britain. The first printings of the "Chartwell" Edition, being the first illustration edition published simultaneously with the more widely accessible Cassell first editions. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth, with red spine title labels.With twenty-four plates to volumes I-III, thirty-two plates to volume IV, and numerous in-text illustrations to each. Collated, complete.'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' is Winston Churchill's well-received history of Britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world. Churchill began this work during the early 1930s, but did not complete it until after his final retirement as Prime Minister in 1956-1958, delayed several times by war and his work on other texts. The volumes cover from Caesar's invasions up to the end of the Second Boer War. Volume I - 'The Birth of Britain'Volume II - 'The New World'Volume III - 'The Age of Revolution'Volume IV - 'The Great Democracies' In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities. With part of the spine label to Volume II coming away and rubbing to Volume IV spine. Minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with light spotting to the endpapers of Vol IV and a couple tide marks to the front endpapers of Vol II. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Winston S. Churchill A History of the English Speaking Peoples Illustrated Chartwell Edition A History of the English Speaking Peoples Not Stated
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Title: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Description: London, The Educational Book Company Ltd, 1956-1958. Cloth. A pleasing complete set of the 'Chartwell Edition' of Winston Churchill's important history of Britain. The first printings of the "Chartwell" Edition, being the first illustration edition published simultaneously with the more widely accessible Cassell first editions. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth, with red spine title labels.With twenty-four plates to volumes I-III, thirty-two plates to volume IV, and numerous in-text illustrations to each. Collated, complete.'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' is Winston Churchill's well-received history of Britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world. Churchill began this work during the early 1930s, but did not complete it until after his final retirement as Prime Minister in 1956-1958, delayed several times by war and his work on other texts. The volumes cover from Caesar's invasions up to the end of the Second Boer War. Volume I - 'The Birth of Britain'Volume II - 'The New World'Volume III - 'The Age of Revolution'Volume IV - 'The Great Democracies' In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities. With part of the spine label to Volume II coming away and rubbing to Volume IV spine. Minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with light spotting to the endpapers of Vol IV and a couple tide marks to the front endpapers of Vol II. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Winston S. Churchill A History of the English Speaking Peoples Illustrated Chartwell Edition A History of the English Speaking Peoples Not Stated
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 952Y25
- Book number: 952Y25
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