The Second World War: Volume Two, Their Finest Hour from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill
by Sir Winston Churchill
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Volume II only. Full vellum boards with gilt coat of arms and rule to front board, as well as gilt particulars to spine. Housed in dark green slipcase with gilt coat of arms to front. All edges gilt; green silk ribbon; marbled endpapers. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean.
6 3/4 x 10 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7818
- Title
- The Second World War: Volume Two, Their Finest Hour from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill
- Author
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Centenary Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Library of Imperial History
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 494
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War II, vellum
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History; War; England;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- 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...