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Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War, Volume V Closing the Ring. Cassell & Company, 1952.
Price: US$5.36 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1952. First Published. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding is slightly shaky, however pages remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Volume V. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Volume V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co Ltd., 1952.
Price: US$6.62 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1952. First Edition. 671 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contain folded maps. Volume V. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Top edge textblock dyed violet. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston. The Second World War:Volume 5 ,Closing the Ring. Cassell, 1952.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The boards are shelf rubbed.tanning.ownership inscription.book is a bit damp marked. a bit stained on page edges- not affecting the text. well bound.fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Winston S.Churchill. The Second World War: Volume V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co Ltd., 1952.
Price: US$7.36 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains pull-out black and white maps. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston S.. The Second World War Vol V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Company Ltd, 1952.
Price: US$7.65 + shipping
Description: Some fading.
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Volume V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co., 1952.
Price: US$7.87 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Published. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Volume V. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War, Volume V: Closing the Ring. Cassell & Company, 1952.
Price: US$8.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume V. Contains black and white fold out maps. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$9.34 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. No Edition Remarks. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Volume V. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Volume V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co Ltd., 1952.
Price: US$9.77 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Published. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Volume V. Black and white maps throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War, Volume V Closing the Ring. Cassell & Company, 1952.
Price: US$10.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Volume V. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.27 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 673pp,black cloth cover a little spotted, a lovely clean copy inside, not inscribed, good throughout.
Seller: WEST WESSEX BOOKS, Taunton, United Kingdom
Price: US$11.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952-01-01. Cassell and Company Ltd. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE DJ acceptable.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Price: US$11.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$11.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. 671 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Volume V. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Damp stains to text block top edge. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Firmly bound and clean with old name written inside, some marks on the closed page edges. Jacket not price clipped with some chipping and wear on the corners and at the top and base of the spine.
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill. The Second World War Volume V; Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co, 1952.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: **HARDBACK** No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback. A near very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. One corner bumped and smallish indentation to top edge of upper board. In a rather poor dustwrapper missing the top inch or so of the upper panel and with a number of tears. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xv,560. This volume contains speeches given from June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943.
Seller: Blacket Books, PBFA, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Price: US$13.15 + shipping
Description:
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Churchill, Winston S.. The Second World War: Volume V, Closing the Ring. Cassell, London, 1952.
Price: US$16.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xvii, 673 pages, appendices, maps and diagrams, index, f light foxing to page edges, dust jacket worn at edges with small areas of loss to spine.
Seller: Philip Emery, Bridlington, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Volume V - Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co Ltd., 1952.
Price: US$21.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. First Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white pull-out maps. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$23.04 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Very Good/Near fine copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of pag edges a light maroon colour, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston S.. The Second World War Volume V: Closing The Ring. Cassell, 1952.
Price: US$25.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With maps and diagrams including fold outs. Black cloth with gilt titles under paper jacket. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 673 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket with some edge wear, and with small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; . Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 034823.
Seller: H4o Books, Market Rasen, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Description: xvi, 568 p.: 23 halftone plates & 5 maps. VG orig. red boards in torn and taped dj
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.55 + shipping
Description: Pagine: 672+XVIII . Illustrazioni: Documento e cartine . Formato: 8° . Rilegatura: Cartonato telato nero con scritte oro al dorso . Stato: Buono . Caratteristiche: Bruniture .
Seller: Libreria Scripta Manent, ALBENGA, SV, Italy
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a light maroon colour, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Dustjacket Condition:Very Good, gently rubbed and chipped top and bottom of the spine with some very small loss, corners very gently rubbed, spine gently toned, retains original publishers price.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Smuts, J. C.. Jan Christian Smuts. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1952.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xvi, 568 pages. Illustrations (with 23 pages of halftone illustrations and 5 maps). Appendix. Bibliography Index. Discoloration inside boards and on some pages. No dust jacket present. This biography is by the subject's son. This biography of one of the greatest and most respected men of our time has a very special intimacy and authenticity. No other man could have brought to it such a full knowledge and understanding, for this is a record of Smuts 's life by his own son. The official biography, freely documented and substantiated in the smallest detail, is in course of preparation by a group of scholars accredited by Smuts's own family and the South African Government, but that work cannot be ready for some years. Meanwhile, this life of the greatest man South Africa has produced is of special interest, both for the portrait it paints and for the inside history of South Africa which it relates. For the story of Smuts is the story of South Africa and his whole fife was spent in a constant struggle against the political creed which is the root cause of the troubles in the Union today. His friendship with President Kruger led him into politics, and a passionate love of his own country into the Boer War. His training in England, however, and his understanding of the British point of view gave him his great opportunity for statesmanship when he and his great friend Botha together brought their country back into prosperity by way of Union at home and peace and friendship with Britain. With the death of Botha the leadership of South Africa fell wholly on the shoulders of Smuts. Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, OM, CH, DTD, ED, PC, KC, FRS (24 May 1870 - 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and 1939 to 1948. Smuts was born to Afrikaner parents in the British Cape Colony. He was educated at Victoria College, Stellenbosch before reading law at Christ's College, Cambridge on a scholarship. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1894 but returned home the following year. In the leadup to the Second Boer War, Smuts practiced law in Pretoria, the capital of the South African Republic. He led the republic's delegation to the Bloemfontein Conference and served as an officer in a commando unit following the outbreak of war in 1899. In 1902, he played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Vereeniging, which ended the war and resulted in the annexation of the South African Republic and Orange Free State into the British Empire. He subsequently helped negotiate self-government for the Transvaal Colony, becoming a cabinet minister under Louis Botha. Smuts played a leading role in the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, helping shape its constitution. He and Botha established the South African Party, with Botha becoming the union's first prime minister and Smuts holding multiple cabinet portfolios. As defense minister he was responsible for the Union Defence Force during the First World War. Smuts personally led troops in the East African campaign in 1916 and the following year joined the Imperial War Cabinet in London. He played a leading role at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, advocating for the creation of the League of Nations and securing South African control over the former German South-West Africa. In 1919, Smuts replaced Botha as prime minister, holding the office until the South African Party's defeat at the 1924 general election by J. B. M. Hertzog's National Party. He spent several years in academia, during which he coined the term "holism", before eventually re-entering politics as deputy prime minister in a coalition with Hertzog; in 1934 their parties subsequently merged to form the United Party. Smuts returned as prime minister in 1939, leading South Africa into the Second World War at the head of a pro-interventionist faction. He was appointed field marshal in 1941 and in 1945 signed the UN Charter, the only signer of the Treaty of Versailles to do so. His second term in office ended with the victory of the reconstituted National Party at the 1948 general election, with the new government beginning the implementation of apartheid. Smuts was an internationalist who played a key role in establishing and defining the League of Nations, United Nations and Commonwealth of Nations. First U.K. Edition. Presumed first printing.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Closing the Ring (Volume V). Cassell and Co, 1952.
Price: US$42.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1952. Cassell and Co. Hardback. VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION. No DJ. Blue board. Gilt title. Internally and externally good. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Fold out maps. Light tanning to pages. Binding tape at front and back boards. Some scuffing to spine. Shelf/edge wear. 8.5' x 6'
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Smuts, J. C.. Jan Christian Smuts. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1952.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xvi, 568 pages. Illustrations (with 23 pages of halftone illustrations and 5 maps). Appendix. Bibliography Index. Small tears to DJ and small pieces missing Discoloration inside boards and on some pages. This biography is by the subject's son. This biography of one of the greatest and most respected men of our time has a very special intimacy and authenticity. No other man could have brought to it such a full knowledge and understanding, for this is a record of Smuts 's life by his own son. The official biography, freely documented and substantiated in the smallest detail, is in course of preparation by a group of scholars accredited by Smuts's own family and the South African Government, but that work cannot be ready for some years. Meanwhile, this life of the greatest man South Africa has produced is of special interest, both for the portrait it paints and for the inside history of South Africa which it relates. For the story of Smuts is the story of South Africa and his whole fife was spent in a constant struggle against the political creed which is the root cause of the troubles in the Union today. His friendship with President Kruger led him into politics, and a passionate love of his own country into the Boer War. His training in England, however, and his understanding of the British point of view gave him his great opportunity for statesmanship when he and his great friend Botha together brought their country back into prosperity by way of Union at home and peace and friendship with Britain. With the death of Botha the leadership of South Africa fell wholly on the shoulders of Smuts. Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, OM, CH, DTD, ED, PC, KC, FRS (24 May 1870 - 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and 1939 to 1948. Smuts was born to Afrikaner parents in the British Cape Colony. He was educated at Victoria College, Stellenbosch before reading law at Christ's College, Cambridge on a scholarship. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1894 but returned home the following year. In the leadup to the Second Boer War, Smuts practiced law in Pretoria, the capital of the South African Republic. He led the republic's delegation to the Bloemfontein Conference and served as an officer in a commando unit following the outbreak of war in 1899. In 1902, he played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Vereeniging, which ended the war and resulted in the annexation of the South African Republic and Orange Free State into the British Empire. He subsequently helped negotiate self-government for the Transvaal Colony, becoming a cabinet minister under Louis Botha. Smuts played a leading role in the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, helping shape its constitution. He and Botha established the South African Party, with Botha becoming the union's first prime minister and Smuts holding multiple cabinet portfolios. As defense minister he was responsible for the Union Defence Force during the First World War. Smuts personally led troops in the East African campaign in 1916 and the following year joined the Imperial War Cabinet in London. He played a leading role at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, advocating for the creation of the League of Nations and securing South African control over the former German South-West Africa. In 1919, Smuts replaced Botha as prime minister, holding the office until the South African Party's defeat at the 1924 general election by J. B. M. Hertzog's National Party. He spent several years in academia, during which he coined the term "holism", before eventually re-entering politics as deputy prime minister in a coalition with Hertzog; in 1934 their parties subsequently merged to form the United Party. Smuts returned as prime minister in 1939, leading South Africa into the Second World War at the head of a pro-interventionist faction. He was appointed field marshal in 1941 and in 1945 signed the UN Charter, the only signer of the Treaty of Versailles to do so. His second term in office ended with the victory of the reconstituted National Party at the 1948 general election, with the new government beginning the implementation of apartheid. Smuts was an internationalist who played a key role in establishing and defining the League of Nations, United Nations and Commonwealth of Nations.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Smuts, J. C.. Jan Christian Smuts. Heinemann & Cassell, Cape Town, 1952.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 568, illus., maps, appendix, bibliography, index, text somewhat darkened, some discoloration inside boards. Some scuffing to boards.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.10 + shipping
Description: Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii, 673 p. : maps. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Italy won. Teheran to Rome. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965). World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Italy. World War II Europe History (1939-1945). World War, (1939-1945) Causes. World War, (1939-1945) Diplomatic history. Italy History Allied occupation, (1943-1947). Europe Politics and government (1918-1945). 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine, stained top edge, color illustrated dust jacket, fold-out map, fold-out facsimile of a secret memo. "The fifth volume of Mr. Churchill's memoirs covers the decisive twelve months between June 1943 and June 1944. The command of the seas had returned into Allied hands, the U-boats were mastered, and the Luftwaffe beaten in the skies. These achievements made possible that 'closing of the ring' which was to extinguish Axis resistance and eventually end the war." Very Good, light shelf wear, some slight discolorations to cloth, previous owner's label at front facing endpaper, in Very Good dust jacket, edgewear, small chips and closed tears, light foxing to verso of jacket, fading to spine and edges.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii, 673 p. : maps. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Italy won. Teheran to Rome. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965). World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Italy. World War II Europe History (1939-1945). World War, (1939-1945) Causes. World War, (1939-1945) Diplomatic history. Italy History Allied occupation, (1943-1947). Europe Politics and government (1918-1945). 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. THE SECOND WORLD WAR. VOLUME V CLOSING THE RING.. Cassell, London, 1952.
Price: US$73.61 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A firm book, small dent to top of back cover. Internally spotless. Dust jacket spine slightly sunned, piece missing front top of front panel, NOT price clipped.
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xviii,673 Pp. Volume V only Cloth in dust jacket; decorated endpapers
Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Closing the Ring (Volume V). Cassell and Co, 1952.
Price: US$100.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VGC.Cassell and Co,1952.First UK edition-first impression.Volume V. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,a couple of small dents and nicks on the edges of the covers and spine) with Dj (two very small tears, nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w maps,colour,b/w drawings,tables. Nice and clean pages but with small ink marks on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and ink marks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover.682pp in total including List of maps and diagrams,appendices A to G,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. Volume I to IV and VI also available.Heavy book (approx 1.1 Kg).
Seller: Alpha 2 Omega Books BA, Southampton, HANTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$139.88 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITIONS 3 Volumes, complete. 8vo. dark blue cloth hardbacks, gilt. Lacking dust jackets. 483pp.,560pp., 578pp. All three volumes indexed. A clean set with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Some foxing to prelims and foredges of Volumes II and III. A VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 6 TOP) PLEASE NOTE: VERY HEAVY SET (3.3 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War: Closing the Ring. Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, 1952.
Price: US$230.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A well presented copy of the fifth volume of Churchill's important work on the Second World War, bound in leather. First edition, in a smart full calf binding. Written by previous British Prime Minister, Winston S. Churchill, as part of his series on the Second World War. This particular work surrounds the year between June 1943 and June 1944, in the time leading up to the end of the war. Churchill presents his own, historical account of the Second World War.With maps and diagrams throughout to accompany the text, including three folding maps.Ink inscription of P. W. S. from R. S. dated 1952. Bound in full calf. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Ink inscription to the front blank. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: This is Volume II only of the first edition, first printing of the three-volume "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, published during Churchill's second and final premiership. This second volume contains speeches spanning 25 June 1941 to 6 September 1943. After Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street in October 1951, the publisher reissued the seven War Speeches volumes as a new, three-volume edition. This edition is, in many ways, superior to the original seven wartime editions in both aesthetics and content. Gone is the cheap economy paper of the wartime editions. The binding is a heavy navy cloth with attractive, uniform dust jackets. The books each measure a substantial 10 x 6.25 inches. New speeches are added, as is a helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. This copy of Volume II is very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with bright spine gilt and only minor shelf wear to extremities, including a slightly bruised lower rear corner. The contents are clean and bright with a crisp feel and no previous owner names. Light spotting appears entirely confined to the top edges. The dust jacket is entirely complete, with no loss. The unclipped lower front flap features a "CASSELL 63/- NET" publisher's price sticker. The front and rear panels show some mild, faint spotting, the spine shows light, uniform toning and a little wear at the spine ends. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover.During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of note - Member of Parliament for more than half a century, soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner, painter. But Churchill's preeminence as a historical figure owes most to his indispensable leadership during the Second World War, when his soaring and defiant oratory sustained his countrymen and inspired the free world. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes. Charles Eade played a critical role in their original publication, as well as in the publication of this edition issued during Churchill's second premiership. Charles Eade (1903-1964) was a noted figure in British journalism. In 1938 he became editor of the Sunday Dispatch, a post he held until 1957. Eade was also an early radio sports commentator, and during the Second World War served as public relations advisor to Louis Mountbatten. In 1942 Eade stepped in as compiler of Churchill's wartime speech volumes, replacing Churchill's son, Randolph, who had been called to wartime service. Notably, he offered his services free of charge, stating, "my reward for the task would be the pleasure of doing it" (7 May 1941 letter from Charles Eade to Kathleen Hill). Eade ultimately edited six of the seven wartime volumes - all except the first, Into Battle. For this "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, Eade returned to the role. Reference: Cohen A263.1(II).a, Woods/ICS A136(a.1), Langworth p.303.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: This is Volume III only of the first edition, first printing of the three-volume "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, published during Churchill's second and final premiership. This third volume contains speeches spanning 11 September 1943 to 16 August 1945. After Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street in October 1951, the publisher reissued the seven War Speeches volumes as a new, three-volume edition. This edition is, in many ways, superior to the original seven wartime editions in both aesthetics and content. Gone is the cheap economy paper of the wartime editions. The binding is a heavy navy cloth with attractive, uniform dust jackets. The books each measure a substantial 10 x 6.25 inches. New speeches are added, as is a helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. This copy of Volume III is very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with bright spine gilt and only minor shelf wear to extremities, including a slightly bruised lower rear corner. The contents are clean and bright with a crisp feel and no previous owner names. Light spotting appears entirely confined to the top edges. The dust jacket is entirely complete, with no loss. The unclipped lower front flap features a "CASSELL 63/- NET" publisher's price sticker. The jacket shows some minor soiling, a small closed nick on the lower spine adjacent the publisher's device, and a little wear at the spine ends. The jacket is protected beneath clear, removable, archival cover.During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of note - Member of Parliament for more than half a century, soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner, painter. But Churchill's preeminence as a historical figure owes most to his indispensable leadership during the Second World War, when his soaring and defiant oratory sustained his countrymen and inspired the free world. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes. Charles Eade played a critical role in their original publication, as well as in the publication of this edition issued during Churchill's second premiership. Charles Eade (1903-1964) was a noted figure in British journalism. In 1938 he became editor of the Sunday Dispatch, a post he held until 1957. Eade was also an early radio sports commentator, and during the Second World War served as public relations advisor to Louis Mountbatten. In 1942 Eade stepped in as compiler of Churchill's wartime speech volumes, replacing Churchill's son, Randolph, who had been called to wartime service. Notably, he offered his services free of charge, stating, "my reward for the task would be the pleasure of doing it" (7 May 1941 letter from Charles Eade to Kathleen Hill). Eade ultimately edited six of the seven wartime volumes - all except the first, Into Battle. For this "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, Eade returned to the role. Reference: Cohen A263.1(III).a, Woods/ICS A136(a.1), Langworth p.303.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$269.49 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This sale is or a complete set of the 1) The Second World War. Volumes 2-6 First Edition, Vol 1 is New Edition Reset. The Gathering Storm, 1949 New Edition, and reset Nov 1949 - Their Finest Hour, 1949 First Edition - The Grand Alliance, 1950 First Edition - The Hinge Of Fate, 1951 1st Ed - Closing The Ring, 1952 - Triumph and Tragedy, 1954 1st Ed. CONDITION Acceptable . Hardbacks with Dust Jackets, Books have discolouration to covers, some have hinges cracked, inscription to first blan page inside bright and clean. Dust Jacket poor with creases and tears to edges some with stains. 2) The Secret Session Speeches, Delivered by the Right Hon. Winston S Churchill, to the House of Commons, 1940 -1943. The Seventh and final volume of Mr Churchill's War Speeches, First Edition 1946 Hardback with Dust Jacket Acceptable condition, with corners pointing outwards, Name to first blank page, tanned edge paper, Dust JAcket poor with chips tears and creases to edges, foxing. 3) 1940 WWII Hull Original WW2 Military Issue Map - British War Office. Published at the War office, 1941. Geographical Section, General Staff No. 3907. Very Good condition, with small creases to edges.
Seller: Eurobooks Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 volumes. xv, (1), 483, (1); xv, (1), 560; xvi, 578pp. Each vol. with its own index. Original blue cloth, spines stamped in gilt. Lacking the scarce dust jackets, and the spines are a bit faded from an old water stain, otherwise internally clean and unmarked, and an excellent reading copy. Contents: v. 1 . From the rise of Hitler to the invasion of Russia, June 22, 1941.--v. 2. From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943.--v. 3. From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945. Note: many of Churchill's war speeches were published contemporaneously, but this is the first attempt to bring them alltogether into one work.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1122.86 + shipping
Description: [Second World War Speeches] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, First Printings. Three volumes. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 483 [1]; pp.xvi; 560; pp.xvi; 578 [2]. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spines. Each volume with the cream and pink dust-jacket, priced at 21s. Internally clean, with moderate toning and a few marks to edges. Minor wear and bumping to cloth. Jackets browned to spine, with rubbing and chipping to edges, as well as some nicks to the spine of volume III. Very good. The definitive edition of the War Speeches, compiled by Churchill's literary assistant Charles Eade (1903-1964), editor of the Daily Sketch and the Sunday Dispatch, and editor of Churchill's wartime speeches, speaking notes and the collected volume 'Churchill by His Contemporaries'. Featuring speeches given between May 1938 and August 1945.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$1122.86 + shipping
Description: [Second World War Speeches] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, All First Printings. Three volumes. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 483 [1]; pp.xvi; 560; pp.xvi; 578 [2]. Recently rebound in navy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and lions rampant to spines, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt, others lightly trimmed. Crisp, clean copies in attractive new leather bindings. The definitive edition of the War Speeches, compiled by Churchill's literary assistant Charles Eade (1903-1964), editor of the Daily Sketch and the Sunday Dispatch, and editor of Churchill's wartime speeches, speaking notes and the collected volume 'Churchill by His Contemporaries'. Featuring speeches given between May 1938 and August 1945.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Description: This is the first edition, first printing of the three-volume "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, a presentation set inscribed by the compiler, Charles Eade, to newspaper magnate Viscount Rothermere. The six-line inked inscription on the Volume One front free endpaper recto reads: "To | Viscount Rothermere | From | the Compiler | Charles Eade | September 3, 1952." This set is triply compelling for condition, as a Compilers presentation copy, and for its recipient, an important Churchill association.Condition is near fine in near fine dust jackets. The blue cloth bindings are square, clean, and tight with only trivial shelf wear confined to extremities. The contents are likewise notably clean, with no spotting and no previous ownership marks apart from the presentation inscription. The dust jackets are unclipped and complete, with no losses only light soiling and barely discernible color shift between the faces and spines. The dust jackets are protected beneath clear, removable, archival covers. Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes. Charles Eade (1903-1964) played a critical role in their original publication, as well as in this edition issued during Churchill's second premiership. A noted figure in British journalism, in 1938 Eade became editor of the Sunday Dispatch, a post he held until 1957. Eade was also an early radio sports commentator, and during the Second World War served as public relations advisor to Louis Mountbatten. In 1942 Eade stepped in as compiler of Churchill's wartime speech volumes, replacing Churchill's son, Randolph, who had been called to wartime service. Notably, he offered his services free of charge, stating, "my reward for the task would be the pleasure of doing it" (7 May 1941 letter from Charles Eade to Kathleen Hill). Eade ultimately edited six of the seven wartime volumes - all except the first, Into Battle. For this "definitive" three-volume edition of Churchill's war speeches, Eade returned to the role. Eade later served as editor for Churchill By His Contemporaries. Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, second Viscount Rothermere (1898-1978), served as Aide-de-Camp to Lloyd George at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference as a Conservative Member of Parliament for nearly a decade (1920-1929) before choosing to concentrate on newspaper business interests. His father was Harrold Sidney Harmsworth, first Viscount Rothermere (1868-1940), a newspaper proprietor known for his pre-war fascist and appeasement sympathies. His uncle was the publishing magnate Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), who rose from freelance journalist to head the world's largest periodical publishing empire, Associated Newspapers, which at its peak included the London Evening News, Sunday Dispatch, Daily Mirror, and The Times. All three men were, of course, associates of Winston Churchill. By 1932 Viscount Rothermere was Chairman of Associated Newspapers, by 1934 he was elected chairman of the Newspaper Proprietors Association and by 1940 had succeeded his father, from which point he and Lord Beaverbrook were the two titans of British mass-circulation press.In 1952, during Churchill's second premiership, the publisher reissued the War Speeches as this new, three-volume edition, which may be considered superior to the original seven-volume wartime editions in both aesthetics and content. Eade modified many speech titles, adding several speeches, and eliminating several for which he deemed "time has reduced their significance." The speeches "are linked, where necessary, with brief notes to form a complete, chronological story." Most welcome is the addition of an index, not present in the original wartime volumes. The three tall volumes (10 x 6.35 inches) are bound in smooth, dark blue cloth with stout boards and gilt spine print and wrapped in uniform dust jackets. Reference: Cohen A263.1(I-III).a, Woods/ICS A136(a.1), Langworth p.303.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$3208.16 + shipping
Description: First collected edition, first impression, handsomely bound for the luxury purveyors Asprey, of the definitive collection of Churchill's war speeches, compiled by his literary secretary. During the war, Churchill's speeches were published in annual volumes. "Produced to cheap standards owing to wartime shortages and restrictions, the original volumes were all out of print by 1952. Cassell decided to reissue the war speeches in a new, expansive and comprehensive edition of three tall, elegant volumes printed in large type and generous margins on quality stock" (Langworth, p. 303). Beyond the superiority of the production standards, the edition includes speeches omitted from the prior publications. "But the best reason to acquire this new edition is that it provides an index - never present in the original volumes - which make it the most readable and useful version of the war speeches" (ibid.). Cohen A263.1(I-III).a; Woods A136. Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998. 3 volumes, octavo (241 x 146 mm). Late 20th-century red morocco for Asprey, spines lettered in gilt, gilt rule to compartments, covers, and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Title pages printed in red and black, facsimile typed notes with manuscript corrections in the text. A fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom