The Postwar Speeches, a full set of jacketed first editions: The Sinews of Peace, Europe Unite, In the Balance, Stemming the Tide, and The Unwritten Alliance
by Churchill, Winston S
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, 1948-1961 UK first editions. 256; 506; 456; 379; and 332 pp. Octavo. Original cloth, which each volume a different colour as issued. All volumes in fine condition. and very clean and crisp. All complete with original printed, unpriced clipped dust wrappers. Minor wear at the top edges of each dust wrapper. No fading and very attractive overall with only the slightest soiling on the back of a couple of the wrappers. Cohen A241.1, A246.1, A255.1, A264.1, A273; Woods/ICS A124(a), A128(a), A130(a), A137(a), A142. The best set we have had before and the most reasonably priced set on the internet in this condition. The last volume, The Unwritten Alliance was Churchill's last published volume in his lifetime and not published in the US. There will be extra shipping charges depending on where you live. 1948
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144743
- Title
- The Postwar Speeches, a full set of jacketed first editions: The Sinews of Peace, Europe Unite, In the Balance, Stemming the Tide, and The Unwritten Alliance
- Author
- Churchill, Winston S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948-1961 UK first editions
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- Cloth
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