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The Second World War (In Publisher's Original Wooden box)
by Churchill, Sir Winston
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Boston; 1948-1953: Houghton Mifflin Co. First American Edition. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Complete in six volumes, IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WOODEN BOX. The True First Edition, published months before the British edition. Dust jackets, with strong, vibrant colors. First printings of books and dust jackets, with price of $6.00 on front flaps (volumes 1 and 6 are price-clipped); spine of volume 1 a bit faded. Archival tape repair to verso of volume 2 dust jacket. Vol. #1 THE GATHERING STORM, 784pp., THEIR FINEST HOUR, 751pp., THE GRAND ALLIANCE, 903pp., THE HINGE OF FATE, 1000pp., CLOSING THE RING, 749pp., TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, 800pp. Dates are on all title pages as called for. A very handsome nearly fine set in dust jackets. A truly exceptional set of Churchill's great work, and in the quite scarce publisher's original wooden box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09606
- Title
- The Second World War (In Publisher's Original Wooden box)
- Author
- Churchill, Sir Winston
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston; 1948-1953
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
We specialize in Rare and Antiquarian First Editions, Literature, Americana, Important Manuscripts and Historic Autographs.
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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