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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
by Churchill, Winston
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- In publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt, spine with gilt stamped compartments and red spine labels. Lightest rubbing to spine
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About This Item
London: The Educational Book Company Ltd, 1958. The Chartwell edition. First illustrated edition (second overall), first printing. Illustrated. 458; 381; 360; 352 pp. 4 vols. Large 4to. In publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt, spine with gilt stamped compartments and red spine labels. Lightest rubbing to spine labels, general shelfwear, otherwise near fine. The Chartwell edition. First illustrated edition (second overall), first printing. Illustrated. 458; 381; 360; 352 pp. 4 vols. Large 4to. Signed by Churchill. SIGNED by Churchill to the title page of volume one. The first volume was published shortly after the first, Cassell edition, but the other volumes are presumed to have been published on the same days as the Cassell edition. Cohen A267.2
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On Oct 19 2022, a reader said:
The seminal work that fixes in time the key beliefs and attitudes that drove the late colonial era- well worth a contemporary read!
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 367749
- Title
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
- Author
- Churchill, Winston
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated. 458; 381; 360; 352 pp. 4 vols. Large 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - In publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt, spine with gilt stamped compartments and red spine labels. Lightest rubbing to spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Chartwell edition. First illustrated edition (second overall
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- British | Military | World War II | Winston Churchill
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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