Search Results: the second world war in six by winston s churchill

Bantam Books, 1961 Book. Very Good-. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 6 volume set in slip case. A little reading wear. Spines are a bit creased. Otherwise these are solid, unmarked books. Index in each volume. 713, 652, 777, 873, 653, 683 pp. Slip case in in nice condition..

Mariner Books, 1986 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 volume set in slip case. As new except that one page in volume one has been dog-eared. .

Cassell, London 1949. First editions published 1949-1954. 5 volumes 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches), original black cloth in dust jackets. Two with 1 inch tear at joint, some headbands rubbed/worn. Overall very good. Book Society bookplate tipped-in on 2 front free endpapers.

London: The Folio Society, 2002. 1st Thus. Hardcover. As New/No DJ, slip case as issued as ne. large Octavo. 2nd printing, unread, in 2 as new slip cases, international shipping by quotation

Cassell and Company, 1st editions, 1948-1954. SIX VOLUMES COMPLETE Hbks Volume 1:724pp, revised 2nd printing 1949, loss to dj spine strip; Volume 2: 684pp, 1st edition 1949, dj loss to top and tail; Volume III: 818pp, dj missing spine strip; s1st edition 1950, Volume IV: 917pp, 1st edition 1954, dj spine strip missing; Volume V: 673pp, 1st edition 1952, dj rather badly tattered with losses; Volume VI: 713pp, 1st edition 1954, dj chipped at extremities; illustr folding maps and others, all volumes are 1st printings except Volume 1, all djs now in protective sleeves, black cloth boards generally crisp and clean, internally a very good clean tight unmarked set

Houghton Mifflin Company. Used - Good. 6 vols. 1948-1953. Vols.2-6 have Book of the Month Club dust wrapperss. Books average Nr. VG dust wrappers are worn, especially around the spine but no substantial loss. Internally VG Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Sydney: Cassell & Co. 1950-1954. Various editions (Vol III, IV and VI are first eds), octavo, 6 volumes, each approx pp. 600, Index each volume, b&w maps some folded, decorated endpapers, original gilt titled black cloth boards, spines of d.j.s tanned with closed tears and some loss, last volume stained lower board and d.j. Contents clean, very good condition. Complete in six volumes. Volume One (3rd ed.,1950): The Gathering Storm; Volume Two (4th ed.,1954) Their Finest Hour; Volume Three (1st ed., 1950): The Grand Alliance; Volume Four (2nd ed., 1951): The Hinge of Fate; Volume Five (1st ed., 1952): Closing the Ring; Volume Six (1st ed., 1954): Triumph and Tragedy. Various. cloth boards in d.j..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club edition. Six volume set. Octavos. Mild discoloration on front joints on a couple of the volumes, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, light foxing on topedges, very good in very good lightly rubbed dust jackets with spines sunned. Volume I: The Gathering Storm (1948), Volume II: The Finest Hour (1949), Volume III: The Grand Alliance (1950), Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate (1950), Volume V: Closing the Ring (1951), Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy (1953). A nice set.

London : Cassell, 1948. First Editions all. Hardcover. Good to very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 6 v : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain.

London : Cassell, 1948T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Complete 6 volume set in bright, original dust jackets. Occasional scattered light foxing to interiors. Virtually no wear or fading to cloth. Light edge wear to jackets, with a closed, one-inch tear to rear panel of first volume and a half-inch unobtusive repaired closed tear to front of volume IV. A remarkably clean and bright set.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948-1953. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. All six volumes Very Good in boards. .

London: Cassell, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. All 1st printings. Slight sun fading to DJ titles, some closed tears, particularly to Volume 1. The set comprises The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy. Single owner's name plate to all six volumes.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948-1953. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jackets. Few small open tears. Light shelf wear on panel edges. Large chip to spine of Hinge of fate. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948-1943. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. All Six Volumes Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Few small open tears along panel edges. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948-1943. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. All Six Volumes Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Foxing on front panels of Vols I-III. Vol. I front hinge starting. Light rubbing along panel edges. .

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948 - 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. All volumes have the publication date on the title page (removed on later printings). All volumes are generally very good, but each has some problems. All 6 volumes are bumped, to some degree, on the spine ends and have horizontal off-setting to the endpapers from old jacket protectors. The Grand Alliance (Good+) has a bumped top front corner and the first 25 of so leaves are creased and bumped on the top corners. Additionally, a newspaper article laid in at the rear of the book has caused offsetting to the rear endpaper, and there are some small stains at the base of both the rear endpaper and pastedown. Its jacket has additional wear on the flaps. Closing the Ring also has stains at the base of the rear endpaper and Triumph and Tragedy has an ink name and date near the top of the front endpaper, a clipping pasted to the rear endpaper and pastedown upon which there are ink notes (and another ink note… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948-1953. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. All 6 volumes Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jackets. Light rubbing along panel edges. Some spines lightly sunned. .

London : The Educational Book Company Ltd, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Chartwell Edition. Very good copies, all original gilt-blocked blue morollo cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 6v., plates ; 8vo. Notes : The ""Chartwell"" edition. Subjects : Second World War. Hitler. German Second World War. Great Britain WW2. European History.

1954. The "Chartwell Edition." Published by the Educational Book Company Ltd. London. 1954. First illustrated and corrected edition. In 6 volumes. Illustrated in colour, b&w and with folding maps etc. Specially bound edition for the Educational Book Company with their logo to the tail of spine of each volume. Bound in quarter sea-blue morocco gilt, slightly sunned to near green to spines. Blue boards with very slight signs of use to edges, vol. V has a couple of tiny spots to leather on front cover otherwise a near fine set in stunningly fresh condition.

10 Downing Street, London, 1952. Letter. This is a 15 March 1952 memorandum to key members of Churchill’s literary team – known as the “Syndicate”. At the time, Churchill was less than five months into his second and final premiership. He and his team were working to complete the sixth and final volume of his war memoirs. The memorandum is noteworthy in several respects. First, for contradicting Churchill’s false claim that his work on his memoirs was already done when he resumed the premiership. Second, for documenting the essential role played by his literary team during the final push to finish his war memoirs. And finally, for showing Churchill’s attentive engagement in his literary endeavors and their remunerative impact. The memorandum is initialed by Churchill and typed on his “10, Downing Street” stationery, black-bordered in mourning for the death of King George VI the month prior. The memorandum is addressed to four individuals: “COMMODORE ALLEN”, GENERAL POWNALL”, MR.… Read More