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Winston S. Churchill | Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches 1879-1963. New York: Chelsea House/Bowker, 1974

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Winston S. Churchill

Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches 1879-1963. New York: Chelsea House/Bowker, 1974


8 volumes, 16mo. Original red cloth, covers and spines gilt-lettered, covers with coat of arms ornament in gilt.


THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION


The impressive set is made up of eight massive volumes totaling nearly 9,000 pages, plus two comprehensive indices. Prior to publication (on the occasion of the Churchill Centennial), more than four-fifths of Churchill’s speeches had never appeared in volume form.


WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, SUCH SETS HAVE BECOME SCARCE


REFERENCE:

Cohen A284.1; ICS A145a