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Auction #134 begins on 01 Oct 2026

Churchill (Winston S)

A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES

Published: Cassel and Company, London, 1956 - 1958

Edition: First

Reserve: $65

Approximately:

Estimate: $70

Bidding opens: 1 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 8 Oct 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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First Edition Four Volume Set. 1956-1958. Publishers red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Original pictorial dust-jackets.

Churchill was both a great statesman and a prolific author. For his writings he was awarded the 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature. Here are all four volumes of Churchill's magisterial work on the history of the English-speaking peoples.

Volume I. The Birth of Britain. xxi, 416 pages. 7 maps, 3 tables.
Some light foxing to end papers. Dustjacket with chips and wear to board extremities.

Volume II. The New World. xi, 344 pages. 4 maps, 1 table.
Light foxing to end papers. Dustjacket has chips and a small piece missing at spine head

Volume III. The Age of Revolution. xi, 332 pages. 18 maps, 1 table.
Some light foxing to end papers. Dustjacket with chips and wear to board extremities.

Volume IV. The Great Democracies. xi, 322 pages. 13 maps. Some light foxing to end papers. Dustjacket with chips and wear to board extremities.

 
  • Jacket Condition: Fair to good
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 250 x 170 mm


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