Winston S. Churchill. [The Official Biography]. COMPLETE SET OF TEXT AND COMPANION VOLUMES IN DUSTWRAPPERS
by GILBERT Martin
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Heinemann,, [1966-88]. 8 Main Volumes plus 13 Companion Volumes, together 21 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with titles in red and black, maps and geneaological tables; original cloth, gilt backs, red tops where called for, two or three wrappers with light chafing at edges, a few Companion volumes mildly sunned at backstrips, one Companion volume neatly recased else a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. The Main Volumes comprise: Vol I: Youth 1874-1900; Vol. II: Young Statesman 1901-1914; Vol. III: 1914-1916; Vol. IV: 1917-1922; Vol. V: 1922-1939; Vol. VI: Finest Hour 1939-1941; Vol. VII: Road to Victory 1941-1945; Vol. VIII: Never Despair 1945-1965. The Companion Volumes comprise Volume I Part 1: 1874-1896; Volume I Part 2: 1896-1900; Volume II Part 1: 1901-1907; Volume II Part 2: 1907-1911; Volume II Part 3: 1911-1914; Volume III Part 1: August 1914-April 1915; Volume III Part 2: May 1915-December 1916; Volume IV Part 1: January 1917-June 1919; Volume IV Part 2: July 1919-March 1921; Volume IV Part 3: April 1921-November 1922; Volume V Part 1: The Exchequer Years 1922-1929; Volume V Part 2: The Wilderness Years 1929-1935; Volume V Part 3: The Coming of War 1936-1939. The dustwrappers of all Main Volumes are the preferred solid colour format. A BRIGHT, NEAR FINE SET IN DUSTWRAPPER.
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- 44172
- Title
- Winston S. Churchill. [The Official Biography]. COMPLETE SET OF TEXT AND COMPANION VOLUMES IN DUSTWRAPPERS
- Author
- GILBERT Martin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann,
- Date Published
- [1966-88]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, churchill, winston churchill, martin gilbert
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