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Sale 402: Fine Books & Manuscripts (#402) 04/30/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #46 The World Crisis

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Title:

The World Crisis

Author:

Churchill, Winston S.

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Thornton Butterworth

Date Published:

1923-31

Description:

6 volumes. (8vo) blue cloth. First Edition.

Inscribed on flyleaf of Volume 3: "Arthur Steel Maitland from Winston S. Churchill 3.3.27". Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland was a Conservative MP who held a number of minor government positions and was Minister for Labour 1924-29, so a cabinet colleague of Churchill's. The inscription is dated the day of publication. Steel-Maitland's bookplate on pastedown of this volume.

Condition:

Some edge wear and light soiling to cloth, front hinge cracked in Volume 5; else good to very good.

Item#:

200783

Headline:

Winston Churchill The World Crisis Signed
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