CHURCHILL, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir (1874-1965). The Second World War. London, et al: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1948-1954. FIRST ENGLISH TRADE EDITION.
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May 4, 2022
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CHURCHILL, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir (1874-1965). The Second World War. London, et al: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1948-1954.
6 volumes, 8vo. Author's note and errata tipped in to vol. I, numerous maps, charts, and facsimiles. Original black cloth, top edge stained red (covers to vol. II bowed, light spotting to a few edges); original dust jackets (spines darkened, most volumes price-clipped, some chipping and minor losses); folding case. Provenance: Sold Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd., (bookseller slip laid-in ).
FIRST ENGLISH TRADE EDITION of Churchill’s monumental history, with the imprint reading “London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington.” The First English Edition is dated 1948-1954 (as is the present set), while the First American Edition is dated 1948-1953. Woods A123(b).
Property from the Annette Perlman Trust
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