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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Vol 4 - The Great Democracies
by Winston S. Churchill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Volume Four - The Great Democracies - 403 pages - 1958 - VERY GOOD - DJ VERY GOOD
First edition. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Book is clean and tight with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Volume has grey boards and black spine with red text blocks, gold embossing. Colophon with "W". BOMC dot on right corner of back cover. Minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket faded on the spine. A few wrinkles, small tears and chips - the usual shelf wear. Protected by a mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy.
This is volume four of the work for which Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Volume Four: The Great Democracies describes how the defeat of Napoleon established England as the unrivaled master of a large part of the world. Insights to the growth of the Empire following Napoleon's death and the end of the Boer War, influence of America's Civil War.
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- Seller
- River House Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 655774
- Title
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples - Vol 4 - The Great Democracies
- Author
- Winston S. Churchill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 403
- Size
- octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; First Editions;
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I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
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