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Vols 1&2 NY: Harper & Row, 1966 & 1967. Vols 3-6: London: Macmillan, 1969-1973.. 8vo. Ca. 550pp each vol. Illus from photographs, artwork & maps. Vols. 3-6 with chronology endpapers Cloth. A very good clean set in like dustwrappers..

London: Macmillan, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Macmillan, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973 (second reprint)/ 1973. Octavo, six volumes, [viii], 664; xvi, 765; xx, 729; x, 786; viii, 504; and x, 572 pages with (cumulatively) 4 maps and 8 cartoons plus 127 pages of plates and endpaper chronologies and maps. Cloth slightly rubbed, marked and bumped; contemporary ink ownership details in each volume; an excellent set with excellent dustwrappers (with a few light chips, and one spine sunned). The autobiography of (Maurice) Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), British Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. 'The half-American son of a publisher, Harold Macmillan was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford and served in both World Wars. He rose quickly through Conservative ranks and, when the Conservatives were elected in 1951, he was made Minister of Housing, then Minister of Defence, Foreign Secretary and finally Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Sir Anthony Eden resigned as Prime Minister… Read More

London; Macmillan; 1965-1973.. Volumes 2,3,4 & 5 First Editions, Volumes 1 & 6 first and second reprints respectively published in same year as first printing; Demy 8vo; each volume illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, indexes, each bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spines, dustjackets a little worn on edges, very good set.

London, Melbourne : Macmillan, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 664 pages 16 plates (including portraits) 23 cm; xvi, 765 pages frontispiece, 26 plates (including portraits), 4 maps 23 cm; Subjects; Political biography England 1967. England, political biography 1967. World War, 1939-1945 ; Personal narratives, British. Politicians Great Britain ; Biography. Statesmen Great Britain Biography. Great Britain Politics and government 20th century.

London: Macmillan, 1973. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Complete six volume set of The Memoirs of Harold Macmillan, signed by the former prime minister on the title page of Volume I and Volume II. Octavo, [six volumes], red cloth with title in gilt on spine. Yellow endpapers with important world events noted. This collection of first editions contains some first and second printings: Winds of Change (first edition, early printing); The Blast Of War (first edition, early printing); Tides Of Fortune (first edition, early printing); Riding the Storm (first edition, first printing); Pointing the Way (first edition, first printing); At the End of the Day (first edition, first printing). In very good dust jackets, retail price on each volume, light shelf wear and wear to top edge at spine of certain volumes. Volume I and Volume II are signed by Prime Minister Macmillan on the title page. A nice collection. Harold Macmillan served as the British Prime Minister from 1957-1963. A… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1965-73. First editions of each volume in Harold Macmillan's memoirs, each signed by him. Octavo, six volumes, illustrated. Each volume is signed by Harold MacMillan on the title page. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Complete signed sets are rare. Harold Macmillan was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability. Macmillan served in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. He was wounded three times, most severely in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He spent the rest of the war in a military hospital unable to walk, and suffered pain and partial immobility for the rest of his life. After the war Macmillan joined his family business, then entered Parliament in the 1924 General Election, for the northern industrial constituency of Stockton-on-Tees. After losing his seat in 1929, he regained it in… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1966. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Winds of Change - 1914-1939 (London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1966 First Published September 1966, Reprinted September 1966); The Blast of War - 1939-1945 (London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1967); Tides of Fortune - 1945-1955 (London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1969); Riding the Storm - 1956-1959 (London: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1971). EACH VOLUME SIGNED BY THE LATE HAROLD MACMILLAN ON THE TITLE PAGE. All four volumes bound in full russet morocco by Aquarius with maps and illustrations, chronologies of events bound at front of each volume, all edges gilt, raised bands to the spine, title and author in gilt to the spine, gilt border to the front board, lettered and decorated in gilt, 8vo. An Exquisite Set of the first four volumes of Harold Macmillan's Memoirs. Each volume signed by the author to titles. Photographs/scans available upon request.