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A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume One: 1900-1933; Volume Two: 1933-1951; Volume Three: 1952-1999
by Gilbert, Martin
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Near Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
Toronto, Canada: Stoddart, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound set, complete in three volumes, bound in Imperial octavo hardcover format, big, massive, heavy, specifically bright and clean of interiors, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jackets, illustrated, little worn but for crease to front inner flap of the third volume. From the publisher's blurb of Volume Three (1999), "This final work in Martin Gilbert's magisterial and critically acclaimed three-volume history of the century describes the dramatic events of the last fifty years with the same detail and richness to which his readers are accustomed." Volumes contain scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Volume One (1997, First Edition, xiii [1], 1-927 pp.); Volume Two (1998, First Edition, xxii [2], 3-1050 pp., with bumping to spine bottom, some edgewear to dust jacket spine bottom); Volume Three: (1997, First Edition, 1072 pp.).Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 357282
- Title
- A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume One: 1900-1933; Volume Two: 1933-1951; Volume Three: 1952-1999
- Author
- Gilbert, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stoddart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Martin Gilbert Winston Church World War On World War Two Twentieth Century English history English culture
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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