1956-8 A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first US edition, first impression of this work, complete in four volumes. Preceded by the true first UK edition published in the same years 1956-8. Sir Winston's Churchill's 'History of the English Speaking Peoples' was started in 1937 and finally published 1956-8, and it retraces the history of Britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, covering from Caesar's invasions of Britain, up to the end of the Second Boer War in 1902.

This work was well-received and became a best seller on both sides of the Atlantic. 

Illustrated with maps and plans in text throughout. Complete with the unclipped dust wrappers.

Titles in the set include: The Birth of Britain; The New World; The Age of Revolution; The Great Democracies.