THE SECOND WORLD WAR - COMPLETE THREE-VOLUME SET BY WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION 1948-1950

A SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL WORK PRESENTING WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, OFFERED AS THE COMPLETE THREE-VOLUME SET IN THE SCARCE FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION.

CONTENTS AND VOLUMES:
- VOLUME I: THE GATHERING STORM (FIRST EDITION, OCTOBER 1948)
- VOLUME II: THEIR FINEST HOUR (FIRST EDITION, NOVEMBER 1949)
- VOLUME III: THE GRAND ALLIANCE (FIRST EDITION, FEBRUARY 1950)

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
PUBLISHER: CASSELL & CO LTD, LONDON, TORONTO, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON
FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION: PRINTED AND BOUND BY HALSTEAD PRESS PTY LTD, 9-19 NICKSON STREET, SYDNEY
REGISTERED IN AUSTRALIA FOR TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE POST AS A BOOK

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
FORMAT: HARDCOVER CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT-STAMPED SPINES AND TITLES
BINDING: ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH, SECURE THROUGHOUT ALL THREE VOLUMES
PAGES: QUALITY CREAM PAPER STOCK, CLEAN AND UNMARKED
ENDPAPERS: CREAM, WITH MINOR AGE-APPROPRIATE FOXING
DUST JACKETS: NOT PRESENT

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE SET PRESENTS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE. CLOTH BOARDS DISPLAY MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL USE AND STORAGE OVER SEVEN DECADES. GILT LETTERING TO SPINES REMAINS LEGIBLE, THOUGH SHOWING NATURAL FADING. ALL PAGES ARE CLEAN AND FREE FROM MARKING OR ANNOTATION. THE BINDING IS ROBUST AND SECURE, WITH NO LOOSE PAGES OR DETACHED SECTIONS. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REBINDING. THE MINOR FOXING TO ENDPAPERS IS ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF BOOKS FROM THIS ERA.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
CHURCHILL'S MONUMENTAL SIX-VOLUME HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR STANDS AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL WORKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THIS AUSTRALIAN EDITION REPRESENTS THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THESE VOLUMES IN THE ANTIPODEAN MARKET, PRINTED LOCALLY BY HALSTEAD PRESS. THE WORK COMBINES CHURCHILL'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE AS PRIME MINISTER WITH EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION, PROVIDING BOTH INTIMATE INSIGHT AND AUTHORITATIVE HISTORICAL RECORD. THESE VOLUMES REMAIN ESSENTIAL PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL FOR SCHOLARS AND SERIOUS HISTORIANS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR PERIOD.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THE VOLUMES SHOW EVIDENCE OF CAREFUL OWNERSHIP AND PRESERVATION, WITH NO LIBRARY MARKINGS, INSTITUTIONAL STAMPS, OR PREVIOUS AUCTION HOUSE LABELS PRESENT.

NOTE:
THIS IS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, PRINTED AND BOUND IN SYDNEY. DISTINCT FROM THE BRITISH FIRST EDITIONS AND SUBSEQUENT REPRINTS. THE COMPLETE THREE-VOLUME SET IN ORIGINAL CONDITION IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE, PARTICULARLY IN AUSTRALIAN EDITIONS WITH THIS SPECIFIC HALSTEAD PRESS BINDING.

Item Size: Height: 22cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+5

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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