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Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine hardcover in dark blue cloth boards with red spinal label with gilt lettering, w/out dj (some tape shadows to front and rear pastedowns and to front and rear free endpapers). Chartwell Edition. First Edition, First Printing. "Chartwell Edition: first printing 1956" stated to copyright page. Illustrated with b/w plates. Index. 458pp.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine hardcover in dark blue cloth boards with red spinal label with gilt lettering, w/out dj (some tape shadows to front and rear pastedowns and to front and rear free endpapers). Chartwell Edition. First Edition, First Printing. "Chartwell Edition: first printing 1956" stated to copyright page. Illustrated with b/w plates. 381pp.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Description: Chartwell edition, four volumes, 8vo. 52 double sided plates and numerous maps. Original blue buckram, a few marks, red morocco spine labels with a little wear. Published simultaneously to the first edition to subscribers, this is the first illustrated edition.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$90.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The "Chartwell Edition" published between 1956 and 1958. The first illustrated edition. Large 8vo. Original blue cloth. Slightly rubbed. A few speckes on outer blocks but internally clean. Very good.
Seller: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, United Kingdom
Price: US$141.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition: First Printing:Book Condition: Volume One:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a deep blue colour, some very slight toning to front and rear end papers, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Volume Two:A Very good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a deep blue colour, some very slight toning to end papers, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Volume Three:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a deep blue colour, very clean and bright, tight binding.Volume Four:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a deep blue colour, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Overall a Very Good 4 volume First Edition book set from the Chartwell Edition.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volumes bound in blue cloth with red title labels and gilt. Volume one's title label is lifting and four is getting there. White marks on the covers of volume 1. General wear to the set's covers. First Chartwell edition. Matching blue top page edges. Clean interiors illustrated with B&W photographs [(1) 24, (2) 24, (3) 24 (4) 32 pp.], maps and genealogical charts. National Geographic map laid into the third volume. This edition came out at the same time as the Amercan one, but that version isn't as thoroughly illustrated. Size: Octavo
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing of this "Churchill" Edition. Volume I: The Birth of Britain; Volume II: The New World; Volume III: The Age of Revolution; Volume IV: The Great Democracies. Condition: light wear to blue cloth bindings; several corners gently bumped; inked gift incriptions in each volume. Else in very good condition and near fine internally. Illustrated with B&W illustrations and maps.
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: FOUR VOLUMES UNIFORMLY BOUND. Front covers and spines lettered i gilt. Red leather spine labels. Top edges dyed blue. This is the so-called "Chartwell Edition". It was the first illustrated edition of Churchill's extensive work on English history. Profusely illustrated with maps, photos, tables. Gift inscription on front free endpaperin ech volume, in a neat hand, dated Christmas 1962. 431, 355, 340, 329pp. Size: Royal Octavo
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$257.65 + shipping
Description: First illustrated edition, first printing (contemporaneous with the Cassell first edition). Four volumes. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and maps. Publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt titles and borders to the upper board and spine. Red leather title labels. Blue top-stain. Issued without dustwrappers. A very good set, the bindings tight and square, with rubbing and bumping to the spine ends, corners and board edges. The cloth on all four volumes is rubbed and scuffed in places, with first volume with a few light marks to the upper board, the second volume with rubbing and dulling to the gilt on the spine. The contents, with some light spotting to the prelims of the fourth volume and toning to the closed text block, are otherwise clean and free from inscriptions or stamps. [Cohen A267.2; Woods A138d]. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Price: US$341.39 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Illustrated Editions. 4 volumes. Publisher's full blue buckram with red leather title label, gilt lettering and lines. Minor marks to the boards and minimal rubbing to the spine ends. Bindings firm. Internally clean. This is the illustrated edition, called the 'Chartwell' Edition with illustrations in black and white. 'The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 was awarded to Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." ' (Nobel Prize Website) This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Large 8vo. Illustrated
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First illustrated edition. In 4 volumes complete. Publisher's full blue buckram with red leather title label. All internally clean. A near fine set with just a little minor marking to the boards and slight rubbing at spine. Internally clean. 'The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 was awarded to Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." ' (Nobel Prize Website). This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Large 8vo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$436.43 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 4 v. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes : Includes indexes. Contents : v. 1. The birth of Britain -- v. 2. The new world -- v. 3. The age of revolution -- v. 4. The great democracies. Subjects : English-speaking countries History. Great Britain History. Commonwealth countries History. English-speaking countries History. Great Britain History. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$484.00 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 4 v. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Notes : Includes indexes. Contents : v. 1. The birth of Britain -- v. 2. The new world -- v. 3. The age of revolution -- v. 4. The great democracies. Subjects : English-speaking countries History. Great Britain History. Commonwealth countries History. English-speaking countries History. Great Britain History. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$508.86 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A superb illustrated edition of Winston Churchill's conclusive history of England, a beautiful illustrated work. The deluxe illustrated edition of this work. In lovely condition.Complete in four volumes.Volumes II, III, and IV in the original wax paper wraps.'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' is Churchill's history detailing the life of Britain and its former colonies across the world.Churchill covers from Caesar's invasions of Britain, up to the end of the Second Boer War.Volume I, 'The Birth of Britain', illustrated with twenty-four plates and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume II, 'The New World', illustrated with twenty-four plates and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume III, 'The Age of Revolution', illustrated with twenty-four plates and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume IV, 'The Great Democracies', illustrated with thirty-two plates and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Written by Winston Churchill. Though this work was well received, his best known historical work is 'The Second World War'.The Chartwell edition. In the original publisher's cloth binding, Volumes II, III, and IV in the original wax paper wraps. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spines. Glassine wraps are edgeworn, heavier to Volume III, with a chip to the head of spine, and smaller chips to the spines of Volumes III and IV. A little discolouration and some light marks to the wraps. Tear across the front wrap of Volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$708.54 + shipping
Description: The Chartwell Edition, the first fully illustrated edition of Churchill's best-selling history of Britain, its empire, and the United States; the second edition overall. It was published near-simultaneously with the Cassell first edition, but in a larger format, on superior paper, handsomely bound, and with an extensive suite of half-tone plates in addition to the maps and plans of the Cassell edition. Churchill began his history during his period in the political wilderness in the early 1930s but did not complete it until the latter 1950s, after his final retirement as prime minister. The events of the Second World War, the major interruption in the writing process, had reconfirmed his belief in the "special relationship", the shared heritage and destiny of Britain and the United States. Consequently, he gave considerable attention to the key events of American history, especially the War of Independence and the Civil War. The work received immediate international acclaim, further vindicating Churchill's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. A masterpiece of readable, popular history, it remains in print today. Cohen A267.2. 4 volumes, large octavo. Original blue cloth, gilt-panelled spines with tall red labels, front covers lettered and ruled in gilt, top edges blue. Prolifically illustrated with plates, diagrams, and tables. Title pages ruled in red. Postcard illustrating Chartwell, and related bookmark, loosely inserted in vol. I. Light sunning and rubbing to cloth, tiny scuff to spine labels, nick to spine head of vol. III, foxing to edges, contents clean. A very good set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: The Chartwell Edition: the first illustrated edition of Churchill's grand history of Britain, the British Empire, and the United States, and the second overall. This set is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen. Churchill began his history during his period in the political wilderness in the early 1930s but did not complete it until the latter half of the 1950s, after his final retirement as prime minister. The events of the Second World War, the major interruption in the writing process, had reconfirmed his belief in the "special relationship", the shared heritage and destiny of Britain and the United States. Consequently, he gave considerable attention to the key events of American history, especially the War of Independence and the Civil War. The work met with acclaim and proved an international best-seller, further vindicating Churchill's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. A masterpiece of readable, popular history, it remains in print today. Provenance: Ronald Cohen, with his ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpapers. Cohen's Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, published in three volumes in 2006, is the authoritative source for collectors, librarians, and dealers. Cohen A267.2. 4 volumes, large octavo. Original blue cloth, gilt-panelled spines with red sheep labels lettered in gilt, front covers lettered and ruled in gilt, top edges blue, blue and white endbands. Prolifically illustrated with plates, diagrams, and tables. Title pages ruled in red. Slight rubbing and bumping, light foxing to initial and final leaves. A very good set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom