Official biography of winston churchill

  • About The Official Biography The first volume of Winston S. Churchill was published in , the year after Sir Winston died.
  • The text covers the years from Churchill's birth in , his education at Harrow and Sandhurst, his early adventures as a war correspondent and sensational.
  • Martin Gilbert is the official biographer of Winston Churchill and you won't read about sexual scandals, alcoholism, or hidden vices.

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fine. The Official Biography, 8 vols All first editions published by Heinemann. With The Companion Volumes, 13 vols All first editions published by Heinemann. With The Churchill War Papers, 3 vols, All first editions published by Heinemann. These 3 vols are slightly taller than the other vols in the set. With The Churchill Documents, 7 vols All first editions published by The Hillsdale College Press, Michigan. Bound in full red morocco gilt, all edges gilt, flat bands to spine, Churchill coat of arms to front board with gilt fillet round the edges. Scarlet endpapers. Red cloth slipcases blocked with the Churchill coat of arms. The last 7 vols of The Churchill Documents have been bound to match. There is a slight difference in the shade of red morocco, but otherwise the grain of the leather, tooling, typeface, colour of gold, endpapers and slipcases have all been matched perfectly. Vols 1 & 3 of The Churchill War Papers have been signed on the title page by the editor Martin Gilbert. There are no other marks, annotation, bookplates or ownership marks. 31 vols extending to just over 7 feet of shelf space. Work on the biography was begun in and not completed until , 58 years later. The official biography is by some way the longest biography ever written

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    Winston S. Churchill, The Official Biography, Volume I, Youth , PROOF COPY

    Randolph S. Churchill

    London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1st Edition. Paperback. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated by Randolph Churchill but completed by Martin Gilbert, is an epic piece of scholarship about a singularly epic life, comprising eight mammoth main text volumes. The British and U.S. first editions of the eight main text volumes were published between and This is a proof copy of the first volume of the official biography, spanning the years to , from Churchill's birth, to his early career as a soldier and war correspondent, to his return to England from an American lecture tour in order to embark on his storied political career.

    This copy is in very good+ condition. It is bound in unmarked tan wraps. The half-title reads: "PROOF COPY This proof copy has been prepared for Mrs. Jackson." The name Mrs. Jackson is handwritten in ink. The card covers are in sound condition with light soiling and just a lttle wear at edges. There are no tears or losses. The contents are clean and tight. The book has a slight musty odor, but no signs of any spotting whatsoever. Item #

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    The Official Writer Biography

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