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THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE -First Edition of Churchill’s First Book-
by Winston L. Spencer Churchill
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London : Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd., 1898. First English Edition (Second State) [1 of 2,000 copies] (Cohen A1.1.b) (Woods A1a). Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (352 pages, 6 maps, illustrations, tissue-guarded frontis portrait. With 32-page rear catalogue dated 3/98). This is an exceptionally good copy. The green cloth is vibrantly bright and unfaded, including the fade-prone spine. The binding is crisp and the corners are sharp. This is the Second State binding for the First English edition, per Cohen. The rear publisher’s catalogue is present, dated 3/98, and an Errata slip is present after the first folding map. (Frederick Woods’ original Churchill bibliography indicated two "states" based on the presence or absence of Errata slips. Subsequent research has indicated that no precedence should be assigned. A rear catalogue dated 3/98 does generally mean a later state than copies with 12/97 catalogues.) The frontis portrait tissue guard is well-tanned, as is the rarely-seen tissue guard for the fold-out map opposite page 146. The black front endpaper has two tiny edge-chips and some beginning separation at the hinge. There is some darkening to the upper fore-edge. The contents are fine; entirely unfoxed. Preserved in a handsome green half-leather slipcase with internal cloth chemise.
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- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141751
- Title
- THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE -First Edition of Churchill’s First Book-
- Author
- Winston L. Spencer Churchill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition (Second State) [1 of 2,000 copies] (Cohen
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo (352 pages, 6 maps, illustra
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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