The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm
by Winston S Churchill
- Used
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell. Good/Good. 1949. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket unclipped, tears and small pieces missing to edges. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling, slight wear to edges. No ownership marks. xix, 724 pages clean and tight. .
Synopsis
The step-by-step decline into war, with Churchill becoming prime minister as "the tocsin was about to sound."
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145895
- Title
- The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm
- Author
- Winston S Churchill
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...