Winston S. Churchill - The Second World War - 1948-1952
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Six-volume first edition set of The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill, published by Cassell in London between 1948 and 1952, in cloth bindings with dust jackets, in very good condition with poor jackets and bookplates on volumes I–IV.
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The Second World War
Published: Cassell, London, all volumes 1st editions
Binding: cloth, dust jackets
Dimensions: 21,5 x 14,5 cm
Condition: books very good. The first four volumes have a bookplate on the front pastedown (see photograph). Dust jackets are poor.
Each book has a frontispiece and 8 other plates (printed on both sides)
Volume 1 The Gathering Storm
published: 1948
pages: xvi, 640 + tipped-in author’s note between pages viii and ix + unnumbered errata and corrigenda (full page and half page) between pages 610 and 611
Volume 2 Their Finest Hour
published: 1949
pages: xviii, 684 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 3 The Grand Alliance
published: 1950
pages: xviii, 818 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 4 The Hinge of Fate
published: 1951
pages: xviii, 917 + 4 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 5 Closing the Ring
published: 1952
pages: xviii, 673 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 6 Triumph and Tragedy
published: 1952
pages: xviii, 716 + 11 folding plates (printed on one side)
The Second World War
Published: Cassell, London, all volumes 1st editions
Binding: cloth, dust jackets
Dimensions: 21,5 x 14,5 cm
Condition: books very good. The first four volumes have a bookplate on the front pastedown (see photograph). Dust jackets are poor.
Each book has a frontispiece and 8 other plates (printed on both sides)
Volume 1 The Gathering Storm
published: 1948
pages: xvi, 640 + tipped-in author’s note between pages viii and ix + unnumbered errata and corrigenda (full page and half page) between pages 610 and 611
Volume 2 Their Finest Hour
published: 1949
pages: xviii, 684 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 3 The Grand Alliance
published: 1950
pages: xviii, 818 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 4 The Hinge of Fate
published: 1951
pages: xviii, 917 + 4 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 5 Closing the Ring
published: 1952
pages: xviii, 673 + 3 folding plates (printed on one side)
Volume 6 Triumph and Tragedy
published: 1952
pages: xviii, 716 + 11 folding plates (printed on one side)
Details
Number of books
6
Subject
War history
Book title
The Second World War
Author/ Illustrator
Winston S. Churchill
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1948
Publication year youngest item
1952
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Cassell
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
4606
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