Winston Churchill
The Second World War
Cassell & Co. Ltd
1948 - 1954
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Finely bound first-edition set of The Second World War.
- Sold as a set of 6.
- Winston Churchill (English).
- The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring, Triumph and Tragedy.
- London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948–1954.
- pp. xv; 640; pp. xvii; 684; pp. x; 818; pp. xviii; 917; pp. xviii; 673; pp. xviii; 716.
- Octavo.
- Includes numerous maps and plans, some folding.
- Elegantly bound in green half morocco, with gilt titles and lion-rampant tooling to spines, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards, top edges gilt.
This is not history; this is my case, the author’s most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, The World Crisis. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.
Literature
Frederick Woods, A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill, A123(b). Langworth 264.
Condition Report
Very GoodA touch of light occasional spotting, heavier to volume II.
Modern leather binding.
Wear is consistent with age.
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