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— Mark Twain
London: Library of Imperial History, 1976. [Essay] FIRST EDITION THUS, The Centenary Edition. The first collected edition of Churchill's essays and articles. Complete in four volumes. Octavo (25 x 18cm). Publisher's full vellum, with gilt titles to spines, coat of arms in gilt with gilt rule to uppers, and all edges gilt. Each presented in the original green slipcase. Fine, as-new copies, never read. Wrapped in the publisher's original brown paper with title label applied (trivial storage wear). The Centenary Edition, the major collected works of Churchill, was initially published in 34 volumes. These further volumes were subsequently published and can stand alone as a set of essays, or complete the Centenary Edition to its full 38 volumes. Item #76188
Cohen A286. Langworth 354.
Price: £2,500.00
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