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Penguin Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. No edition remarks. 734 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Penguin Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. No edition remarks. 734 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Moderate water staining to text block edges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable creasing to covers and spine. Mild chipping to front cover. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild scratching and marking to covers.

Paperback. Good. OFFERED BY THE UK CHARITY LANGDON :SUPPORTING MEN AND WOMAN WITH DISABILITIES

Mariner Books, 1986. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 752 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.25 inches.

Mariner Books, 1986. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 752 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.25 inches.

London, et al.: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1967. 9th Edition: January 1967 . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Ebenezer Baylis & Son, Ltd. (Composed by). 724 + xix pp. Vol. I issue only! Please inquire for the complete set! Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows moderate wear in some places, with a few minor cuts and tears around edges. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

Volume I 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. Manufacturer's white tracking to front of slipcase. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean.6 3/4 x 10 inches.

Cassell & Co, 1948 - 1954. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. 6 volumes, xv+640, xvii+684, xviii+818, xviii+917, xviii+673, xviii+716pp, many maps & diagrams, sporadic foxing to the fore edges, red title lettering to the spines of the dustjackets faded, red tint to the top edge of the volumes bright, a nice clean set in slightly edge worn dustjackets. Churchill's monumental history of the Second World War.

London: Cassell and Co., 1950-1954. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; top edges pink, with grey monogrammed endpapers. Each volume with the typographic grey dust-jackets matching the endpapers, priced between 25 and 30s. A clean set with some spotting to edges. Uniform moderate wear to jackets, with heavy browning to spines, and a few noticeable losses to edges. Some damage also the middle of the jacket spine of volume II. Very good. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.

London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-54. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; top edges pink, with grey monogrammed endpapers. Each volume with the typographic grey dust-jacket matching the endpapers, priced between 25 and 30s. No inscriptions or owner names. Some minor spotting to edges, jackets free from chips, none are clipped, uniformly toned/sunned to the spines as often found, with a few minor tears. A very good, natural set. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.

London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-54. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; top edges pink, with grey monogrammed endpapers. Each volume with the typographic grey dust-jacket matching the endpapers, priced between 25 and 30s (volume one price clipped). Clean copies with some light spotting to edges, some fading to coloured top edges. Jackets only lightly sunned and handled, with light rubbing and chipping to edges. A bright, near fine set. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See… Read More

London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1950-1954. [Military history] SIR HAROLD ATCHERLEY'S SET. Volume one a third edition, the remaining volumes all first editions. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; top edges pink, with grey monogrammed endpapers. Each volume with the typographic grey dust-jackets matching the endpapers, priced between 25 and 30s. Sir Harold Atcherley's set with his ownership signature/bookplate or inscriptions to four volumes, ownership of Anita Atcherley to one volume. Light general handling, some toning and spotting, coloured top edge sunned. Very good. Sir Harold Winter Atcherley (1918-2017) was a military advisor, public figure and senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell. He served in infantry and intelligence during the war, and was a Japanese Prisoner of War following the Fall of Singapore in… Read More

London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in red half morocco, with gilt lion tooling and titles to spines, raised bands, and marbled paper over boards. Top edges red. Contents clean, red topstains somewhat sunned, exteriors unmarked. A fine set. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.

London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in burgundy half morocco, with gilt titles and lion-rampant tooling to spines, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt. A touch of light occasional spotting throughout, presented in an attractive new leather binding. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.

London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in green half morocco, with gilt titles and lion-rampant tooling to spines, red labels, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt. A touch of light occasional spotting throughout, presented in an attractive recent leather bindings. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.

London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in deep red half crushed morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, matching buckram over boards, top edges gilt, with combed-marble endpapers. Binding is unsigned but finely produced in the 'West End' style, likely by Morrell or similar. A fine set, inside and out. 'This is not history; this is my case.' The author's most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill', A123(b). Langworth 264. See also Cohen.