Finest Hour: Winston S. Churchill 1939-1941
by Gilbert, Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0434291870
- ISBN 13
- 9780434291878
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1983 0434291870. First Reprint in year of publication. VG/VG. Some wear at edges of price-clipped D/W but no tears.8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx + 1308 pages including index, numerous maps and 24 pages of plates from B/W photos. No inscriptions or annotations. Previous owner's attractive ex-libris bookplate inside front cover. The key volume in Martin Gilbert's magisterial biography of Churchill (Volume VI). Brown boards with gilt lettering to the spine. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges. . .
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1551
- Title
- Finest Hour: Winston S. Churchill 1939-1941
- Author
- Gilbert, Martin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0434291870
- ISBN 13
- 9780434291878
- Publisher
- London: Heinemann, 1983 0434291870
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- June 1983
- Keywords
- WWII War Prime Minister Blitzkrieg Dunkirk Norway France Belgium Netherlands QSE
Terms of Sale
David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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