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CHURCHILL | The Second World War Cassell, 1948- 1954, signed

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December 10, 12:24 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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CHURCHILL, SIR WINSTON

The Second World War. Cassell &Co., LTD., 1948-1954


6 volumes, 8vo, FIRST BRITISH EDITIONS, ALL SIGNED OR INSCRIBED FOR MRS ARMISON, volume one INSCRIBED by the author on half-title with laid down autograph letter signed on House of Commons stationary, with Bayliss printing (signed by numbers throughout), errata slip in volume one, volume two with Christmas card laid down to front free endpapers, SIGNED by the author on preliminary blank, volume three SIGNED by the author on preliminary blank, volume four INSCRIBED by the author on preliminary blank with cigar label laid down, volume five INSCRIBED by the author on half-title, volume six INSCRIBED by the author on preliminary blank, half-titles, charts and tables (some folding), original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine, top edge red, dust-jackets, collector’s folding boxes by Asprey, some light browning, internal hinges starting, boards with very minimal soiling, dust-jackets worn at extremities with a few small tears at edges


LITERATURE:

Cohen A240.4(I).b,  A240.4(II).a, A240.4(III).a, A240.4(IV).a, 240.4(V).a, A240.4(VI).a; Woods A123(b)


PROVENANCE:

Mrs Armison, presentation inscriptions


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