Smith Frederick Edwin 1st Earl (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Third Printing. F. E. Smith (1872 - 1930) was a British Conservative politician and a lawer who was also Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and a great friend of Winston Churchill. This book was one of his last. A little spotting to the foredge of the book and a few whitish spots to the original blue publisher's binding; the gilt spine lettering is dull. No owner name or other markings to the interior or exterior. ; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 426 pages.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The Author is best remembered today as Winston Churchill's greatest personal and political friend. His futuristic vision of life in 2030 will be adorned by cultured and urbane amenities in excess of the pleasant accompaniments with robots and atomic power stations; where people are more humane in their warfare. Wonderful deco airbrush illus by E McKnight Kauffer. CONDITION Black waxed cloth bds with crisp Red titles, pp xi 215 with fronti illus and 8 plates, very bright and crisp copy one tissue guard missing, the rest are snowy white with 2 laid in and tears to bottom of one. Cloth unworn with mild silverfish speckling to wax top and bottom edges front and top edge rear. Orinal DJ is torn with loss top front some silverfish damage bottom front, tear to spine head and stain to heel. OVERWEIGHT Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…