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ARMS AND THE COVENANT -English Wartime "Cheap" Edition in Variant Dust Jacket-
by Winston S. Churchill
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1940. First English Edition (Cohen A107.3) (Woods A44a). Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (466 pages). Unsold copies of the first printing of ARMS AND THE COVENANT were re-issued as this so-called "Cheap Edition" by Harrap in June 1940. The books were untouched, the only new feature was a new dust jacket, printed a vivid yellow with deep red type. This is a very good copy in an unclipped dust jacket that remains bright on the front face with light fading to the spine. The book itself is crisp, tight and unfaded. The contents are fine, with a tiny vintage bookshop sticker on the front pastedown and a discreetly inked former-owner’s name hand-dated “July 1940” on the front free endpaper. The fore-edges are foxed and there is the usual flap shadow on the half-title. Else fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141775
- Title
- ARMS AND THE COVENANT -English Wartime "Cheap" Edition in Variant Dust Jacket-
- Author
- Winston S. Churchill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (with Dust Jacket)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition (Cohen A107.3) (Woods A44a)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8vo (466 pages)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chartwell Booksellers
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New York, New York
About Chartwell Booksellers
CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS is the only standing bookshop in the world devoted to the writings of WINSTON CHURCHILL. Now in our 40th year as an independent bookstore in the heart of midtown-Manhattan, we offer the finest selection anywhere of rare Churchill first editions, books about Winston Churchill, newly-published works, and autographed Churchilliana, including signed books, letters, documents and all manner of paper ephemera. We are your source for value in the Churchill market. We guarantee the authenticity of every item we sell. And have been doing so for over 40 years. Chartwell Booksellers also offers an array of rare Military books, classic English Literature in hardcover, rare Photography books, Art books, and Literary Collectibles. Learn more about our rich history at: www.chartwellbooksellers.com.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- New
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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