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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
de Winston Churchill
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Cassell and Company LTD, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition, first impression, of the second volume in Winston Churchill's impressive history of England. The first edition, first impression, of this work.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.Volume I only, being Volume II of a total of four volumes.'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' is Churchill's history detailing the life of Britain and its former colonies throughout the world.Churchill covers from Caesar's invasions of Britain, up to the end of the Second Boer War.Illustrated with the occasional full-paged map.Written by Winston Churchill. Though this work was well received, his best known historical work is 'The Second World War'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper with minor edgewear and minor marks and discolouration. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Near Fine
Reseñas
El Oct 19 2022, un lector dijo:
The seminal work that fixes in time the key beliefs and attitudes that drove the late colonial era- well worth a contemporary read!
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 742P14
- Título
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
- Autor
- Winston Churchill
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell and Company LTD
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1956
- Tamaño
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples churchill winston churchill history churchill english britain
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
