By Winston S. Churchill
London   Cassell & Co.
8.5" by 5.5" xv, 640; xvii, 684; xviii, 818; xviii, 917; xviii, 673pp.
Sir Winston's Churchill's own account of the Second World War, five smart first editions, first impressions of this work.
By Winston S. Churchill

1948-52 The Second World War

London   Cassell & Co.
8.5" by 5.5" xv, 640; xvii, 684; xviii, 818; xviii, 917; xviii, 673pp.
Sir Winston's Churchill's own account of the Second World War, five smart first editions, first impressions of this work.
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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition, first impression of the first consecutive five volumes of six of Winston S. Churchill's account of the Second World War. These volumes retrace the history of the war from its beginnings in 1919 to 1944. Written from Churchill's personal point of view, from own notes and privileged access to official documents while still working as a politician, hence some facts had to remain secret. Considered a personal memoir by a leading participant in the direction of the war rather than a comprehensive history by a detached historian. 

With maps and plans, and facsimiles of documents in text throughout, ten are folding. Collated, complete. 

Comprising the first five volumes in the series: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring.

Condition

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous ownership inscription to the half title of vol. I, dated '48, and to the half title of vol. III, dated '50. Hinges of vol. II, IV slightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With maps and plans, and facsimiles of documents in text throughout, ten are folding. Collated, complete. 

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