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The Second World War, The Hinge Of Fate
by Churchill, Winston
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1950; First Edition, first printing; 8vo, 1,000 pages; red cloth; yellow topstain; illustrated. Fourth volume in Churchill’s series on the history of the Second World War, illustrated with numerous maps and diagrams. Near Fine, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, slight concavity of the text block at top. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. In a Very Good dust jacket with small chipping at the extremities of the spine panel and a three short closed edge tears of 1", 1" and 1/2" respectively. Not price clipped, no fading. Photo of Churchill with Joseph Stalin on back panel.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6236
- Title
- The Second World War, The Hinge Of Fate
- Author
- Churchill, Winston
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston,
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- War, Combat, Churchill, England, WWII, World War II, Military History, Militaria, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
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- Crisp
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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