Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title The War Speeches of Winston Spencer Churchill comprising: Into Battle The Unrelenting Struggle The End of the Beginning Onwards to Victory The Dawn of Liberation Victory Secret Session Speeches [Seven Volumes – First Editions – Full Morocco Leather Bindings by Sangorski and Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf] ____________________ Author Winston Spencer CHURCHILL ______________________ Year of Publication 1941 - 1946 __________________________ Publisher London: Cassell and Company Ltd. ____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Description: London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1941–46. First editions, first impressions. Seven individually issued works bound uniformly in full navy blue morocco leather by Sangorski and Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with the binder’s stamp to the base of the paste down in gilt. Titles in gilt and gilt lined compartments to the spines, gilt Churchill signature to the leather front boards, marbled endpapers, gilt lined leather turn-ins, all page edges gilt. Some occasional light foxing, otherwise very clean and crisp. An excellent set of Churchill’s speeches in handsome bindings. Each volume was published separately and is complete in and of itself, they are often bound as a set of seven volumes. Comprising of: ‘Into Battle’ – 1941, viii, 314pp, frontispiece portrait; ‘The Unrelenting Struggle’ – 1942, x, 350pp, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates; ‘The End of the Beginning’ – 1943, xiv, 258pp, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates; ‘Onwards to Victory’ – 1944, x, 278pp, frontispiece plus 4 plates; ‘The Dawn of Liberation’ – 1945, xii, 328pp, frontispiece, 4 plates; ‘Victory’ – 1946, xii, 240pp, frontispiece plus 4 plates; ‘Secret Session Speeches’ – 1946, 96pp, 16 pages of photographs. The first volume compiled by Randolph S. Churchill, the remaining six volumes compiled by Charles Eade. Provenance – no signatures or bookplates, from the Foyle library. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – fine condition – gilt titles to gilt lined compartments.Joints – fine condition.Corners – fine condition.Boards – fine condition – full navy blue morocco leather with git signature to the front boards, minor marks.Page edges – fine condition – gilt.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – fine condition – sound.Paste downs – fine condition – marbled paper, gilt lined leather turn-ins.End papers – fine condition – marbled paper.Title – very good condition – some tanning, minor marks and foxing.Pages – very good condition – lightly tanned throughout.Binding – fine condition – attractive.See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1941-46 Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are Members of th PBFAWe take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop Thank you. LOUIS88Books
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