Churchill in Charge | 80th Anniversary
Churchill in Charge | 80th Anniversary
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May 20, 02:14 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
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Winston S. Churchill
Ian Hamilton's March. London: Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd., 1900
8vo. Frontispiece portrait of General Ian Hamilton, 1 folding map printed in colors, 9 maps and plans, 32- page publisher’s catalogue at rear. Three-quarter crimson morocco, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine with raised bands in six compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, original invoice from bookseller Charles Sawyer, dated 1960, at a price of $42, laid in; bookplate to front pastedown.
5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. 8vo
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FINE LEATHER BINDING
The culmination of Churchill's Boer War narrative concludes with the triumphant liberation of his former-POW campmates in Pretoria.