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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Churchill (Winston S.)

The Second World War

Published: Cassell & Co, London, 1948-1954

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $180

Approximately:

Estimate: $260-300

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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6 volumes. True first edition 1948-1954.

Scarce set.

Complete with original dust-jackets

detailing price and scope of publication.

One of the most comprehensive accounts of the Second World War. 

Contains maps, charts, copies of correspondence, lists of meeting and

a vast array of relative information.

Dust-jackets with Churchill's initials and titles.

Publishers black cloth with gilt titles to spine.

Decorative endpapers with Churchill's initials.

Colour top page-blocks.

In-text and fold-out maps.

Lovely set overall.

Volume I. 1948.

The Gathering Storm.

xv, 640 pages.

Volume II. 1949.

Their Finest Hour.

xvii, 684 pages

Volume III. 1950

The Grand Alliance.

xviii, 818 pages.

Volume IV. 1951.

The Hinge of Fate.

xviii, 917 pages.

Volume V. 1952.

Closing the Ring.

xviii, 673 pages.

Volume VI. 1954.

Triumph and Tragedy.

xviii, 716 pages.

Churchill's ability as a writer, or as a painter
far out-weighted his military ability. His early military
career was nothing short of a disaster and helped
contribute to countless and unnecessary deaths.
With the outbreak of the Second World War his
past was soon forgotten as he morphed spectacularly
into the role of statesman and saviour.

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic
an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent."
These prophetic words were part of a speech Churchill
gave in 1946 at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA.

Recorded shipping weight 6000g

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.

  • Jacket Condition: Very good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 22 x 14.5 cm


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