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Thoughts and Adventures.
by CHURCHILL, Winston S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thornton Butterworth,, 1932. The bibliographer's copy First edition, first impression, rare in the jacket. "The broadest range of Churchill's thought between hard covers, Thoughts and Adventures comprises essays on a wide array of subjects, attesting not only to the breadth of the author's comprehension but of his personal experience" (Langworth, p. 154). The essays muse on his career, his hobbies, the First World War, on politics, and the future. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with his ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Cohen's Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, published in three volumes in 2006, is the authoritative source for collectors, librarians, and dealers. Octavo. Original dark green cloth (second binding issue, following those in olive-brown cloth), spine and front cover lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Illustrated with photographic frontispiece, several cartoons in text. A hint of rubbing to unclipped jacket and a few trivial nicks and chips at extremities: a fine copy in near-fine jacket. Cohen A95.1a; Woods A39(a). Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169979
- Title
- Thoughts and Adventures.
- Author
- CHURCHILL, Winston S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Thornton Butterworth,
- Date Published
- 1932
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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