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Marlborough.: His Life and Times.
by CHURCHILL, Winston S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd,, 1933-38. His ancestor and inspiration First editions, first impressions. Churchill's biography of the first Duke of Marlborough, his ancestor who led Allied forces to victory against Louis XIV, "took its place at once among the classics of historical writing. As the story of his ancestor's leadership of a grand alliance to prevent the domination of the continent by a single power, it was also a source of inspiration to Churchill in his campaign against appeasement" (ODNB). Four volumes, large octavo. Original purple cloth, spines lettered in gilt, Marlborough crest gilt to front covers, top edges gilt. With dust jackets. Portrait frontispiece to each volume, 99 additional plates, 14 facsimiles of letters, and 182 maps and plans, several folding. Later ownership signature to front free endpaper of vols. I and III, contemporary ownership label to front free endpaper of vol. IV. Cloth bright and contents clean, volume I with split in hinge preceding title page; jackets with light wear at extremities, spine panels sunned, a little soiled, slight split at foot of jacket of vol. I, prices intact. A near-fine set in very good jackets. Cohen A97.2(I-IV).a; Langworth pp. 166-8; Woods A40(a).
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165192
- Title
- Marlborough.
- Author
- CHURCHILL, Winston S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1933-38
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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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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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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