Winston S. Churchill | Marlborough: His Life and Times. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933-1938

Winston S. Churchill

Marlborough: His Life and Times. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933-1938

4 volumes, 8vo. Illustrated throughout with portraits, maps, and plans; scattered foxing to preliminary leaves. Original bright purple cloth, top edges gilt, original unclipped dust jackets; scattered foxing to fore-edges, discreet vintage bookplate to the front pastedown of Volume I, some toning to jackets with some minor shelfwear.

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN CORRECT DUST JACKETS

Churchill's majestic biography of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough—soldier, statesman, hard-headed Churchillian ancestor—was first published in England as a lush four-volume set upon which Churchill lavished a great deal of care and attention to every aspect of the books' design and production.

A HANDSOME SET IN THE SCARCE JACKETS

REFERENCE:

Cohen A97.2(I-IV).a; Woods A40b