2 Hard cover volumes in dark blue cloth, housed in the original publisher's slip case which has a photograph of Sir Winston Churchill. Gilt writing in gold and red on the spines.
Volume 1 has 568 pages with xxi prelims and 76 b/w illustrations plus 18 maps.
Volume 2 has pages numbered from 569 to 1198 plus ix prelims. Similarly, the illustrations are numbered from 77 to 142 and there are 13 maps.
The books are in excellent condition. The slip case is lightly shelf worn on the underneath side.
Choosing the most revealing insights from Churchill’s public and private life, Gilbert presents the essence of the man, from his early life as a schoolboy and soldier to his years as war leader and elder statesman. "Churchill, A Life" provides a swiftly moving narrative of Churchill’s fifty-five years of public life: a remarkable panorama of vivid, tempestuous and often controversial episodes. In this book, as in no other, the true Churchill emerges.
"It is my aim in these pages to give a full and rounded picture of Churchill's life, both in its personal and political aspects. His career has been the subject of countless books and essays, in which he has sometimes been cavalierly, sometimes harshly, judged. I have sought to give a balanced appraisal, based on his actual thoughts, actions, achievements and beliefs, as opposed to the many misconceptions that exist."
— Martin Gilbert
Source: www.martingilbert.com/book/churchill-a-life/
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 250 x 190 x 113 mm
