Marlborough
by Churchill, Winston
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1934. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 1934-1938. 4 Volumes. First edition, first printings. Bound in publisher's plum colored cloth over beveled-edge boards. Volumes average in Very Good condition. Dust soiling, foxing, thin edge-fading to cloth, pages toned. Light tidemark to front cover of Volume I, and tidemark to bottom corner of textblock, not affecting margins. Full-age owner gift inscription to front free endpaper of Volume II. Small stain to textblock edge and two small tidemarks to rear cover of Volume IV. In Good to Very Good dust jackets, with Volumes I, II & IV price-clipped, hence it is possible that the dust jackets of Volumes I & II are from a slightly later printing. Jackets are toned, worn. Volume I shows wrinkles, tidemarks along flap folds and small splashes to spine. Volume II is chipped at front bottom flap fold. Churchill's monumental, four-volume biography of his great ancestor, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939108
- Title
- Marlborough
- Author
- Churchill, Winston
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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