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WINSTON CHURCHILL; An Informal Study of Greatness
by Taylor, Robert Lewis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Artzybacheff & B&W photos. 8vo, textured green cloth with gold lettering on spine and red rules, illustrated with 20 B&W glossy photographs, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a fine colored portrait of Churchill by noted illustrator Artzybasheff, viii + 433 pages. Clean and solid copy with the SCARCE portrait of Churchill on the dj by Artzybacheff. Extremities of dj are worn with a few small chips, but the excellent portrait remains complete and very bright. "Gripping, provocative, controversial"--Publishers Weekly.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2049
- Title
- WINSTON CHURCHILL; An Informal Study of Greatness
- Author
- Taylor, Robert Lewis
- Illustrator
- Artzybacheff & B&W photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Britain, Eton, House of Commons, Prime Minister, London, Germany, Nazis, South Africa, Sea Lord, writer, painter, Illustrated, photographs
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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