A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples Four Volume Set; Volume I The Birth Of Britain Volume II The New World Volume III The Age Of Revolution Volume IV The Great Democracies [First Editions Half Leather Binding - from the Library of Sir Richard Attenborough - sold at Bonhams in 2015]

Winston S. Churchill, (1874-1965)

Edité par London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1956

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London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1956, First Editions, Four Volumes. Red half morocco leather bindings, bright gilt titles and decoration to the spines. First Printings of all four books in this four volume set with "First Published" to the reverse of each title page with no further impression noted, maps and genealogical tables. "Churchill s last great work was published nearly 20 years after he penned its first draft in the late 1930s, just after wrapping up [the biography of] Marlborough. This enabled him to utilize the literary team he had assembled for the biography, to which he added dozens of outlines he had solicited from scholars. In its final form the original single volume evolved to four, each of which was published simultaneously in Britain, the USA and Canada a first for Churchill s works" Pagination: Vol. I xxi, [i], 416pp including the index. Vol. II xi, [i], 344pp including the index. Vol. III xi, [i], 332pp including the index. Vol. IV xi, [i], 322pp including the index. Provenance: no bookplates or inscriptions, from the library of Sir Richard Attenborough (sold at Bonhams in 2015). Approximately 9 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition bright gilt titles, raised bands with gilt decoration to the compartments. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition half red leather with marbled boards. Page edges very good condition top edges red, fore and bottom edges lightly tanned with some foxing. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition strong. Paste downs very good condition plain. End papers very good condition plain. Title good condition lightly tanned with minor foxing in all volumes. Pages good condition with maps and genealogical tables in every volume, some foxing to the early pages, the majority clean and bright. Binding good condition. See photos.

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• Titre: A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples Four Volume Set; Volume I The Birth Of Britain Volume II The New World Volume III The Age Of Revolution Volume IV The Great Democracies [First Editions Half Leather Binding - from the Library of Sir Richard Attenborough - sold at Bonhams in 2015]
• Éditeur: London: Cassell & Co. Ltd.
• Date de parution: 1956
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • First Edition
  • Fine Binding
  • Churchill