W. S. C. A Cartoon Biography
by Fred Urquhart; Harold Nicholson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Cassell and Company, 1955. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Various. A first edition collection of cartoons that explore the life of Winston Churchill. A first edition copy of this work, W. S. C. A Cartoon Biography compiled by Fred Urquhart and with a foreword by Harold Nicolson. This volume looks back at Sir Winston Churchill's life through the eyes of the world's greatest cartoons. The volume contains a variety of points of view from cartoons published by various newspapers and publications. Undated, dated from Jisc. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. A previous owner's inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1955. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also excellent with some marks to the rear wrap. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 839B20
- Title
- W. S. C. A Cartoon Biography
- Author
- Fred Urquhart; Harold Nicholson
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- W. S. C. A Cartoon Biography history humour cartoons history
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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