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War Speeches. Finely bound Leather Set Complete in Seven Volumes bound in Three: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches.
by CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.:
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- Hardcover
- first
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. All 1st edition: 1941-1946 [ALL FIRST EDITIONS]. Seven Volumes bound in Three. Hardback, Size 8 x 5.5 inches. Bound in half calf red leather over red cloth boards. with raised bands, bright gilt-titling and intricate tooling (armourial lions) within the compartments. And gilt top edges. Original bound and Sold by Henry Sotheran London In very good conditions. Lovely smart leather bindings. Volume three has small faint mark centre of spine, near rear hinge. No penned inscriptions. Inside a few very light foxing spots, else very clean, bright and tight throughout. A very clean and tight 1st edition Churchill set in fine leather binding. Photographic plates. Into Battle is the first issue which misses the 3rd September 1939 speech (the first day of Britain's war).
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95152
- Title
- War Speeches. Finely bound Leather Set Complete in Seven Volumes bound in Three: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches.
- Author
- CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. All 1st edition: 1941-1946 [ALL FIRST EDITIONS]
- Keywords
- Military Subjects WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, Second World War War Speeches 7 volumes, first edition Military Winston S.Churchill photographs first edition Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liber
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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