The First Collected Works [together with: The Collected Essays]. Centenary Limited Edition.

Published by London: Library of Imperial History in association with the Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1973-76

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First collected edition of Churchill's work, reproducing all of his 50 books in 34 volumes, with 4 further volumes of essays. "The specifications were titanic: five million words in 19,000 pages, weighing 90 lbs, taking up 4.5 ft of shelf space. To achieve publication, 11 publishing houses in Great Britain, the United States and Canada released their individual copyrights" (Langworth, p. 362). A former owner has discarded the publisher's slipcases, which are often a bugbear due to their tightness and propensity for fusing together. Cohen AA1; Woods, p. 391. Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998. Together 38 vols, octavo. Illustrations throughout, as plates and to the text. Original full vellum with 22-carat gold blocking, including titles to spines, armorial device to front covers and ruling to spines and front covers, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, printed on Archive Long-Life Text Paper. Without the green slipcases. Natural discolouration and toning to vellum. A very good set.…

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Title
The First Collected Works [together with: The Collected Essays]. Centenary Limited Edition.
Author
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Publisher
London: Library of Imperial History in association with the Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1973-76
Edition
1st Edition

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