Churchill
by Jenkins, Roy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover in edge-torn and edge-chipped dust jacket. Very light marginalia (mostly neatly drawn brackets in margins); Bookplate and name in ink on front free endpaper. Hinge cracked. Front gutter split. Very light scuffing, splash stains, and general wear to pages. Panels a bit rubbed and edge-worn. Sm 4to. 1002pp.
Synopsis
In Churchill , Roy Jenkins provides a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond in a single, definitive volume. Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robinson Street Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- safe4mm031
- Title
- Churchill
- Author
- Jenkins, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date Published
- 2001
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robinson Street Books, IOBA
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Binghamton, New York
About Robinson Street Books, IOBA
We have been selling books for over 30 years via catalog and lists, as well as open shops. We closed our last open shop in 2003 and now operate out of our warehouse, which contains 500,000 books, journals, periodicals from the 16th Century to the present. We sell on-line as well as via lists and catalogs. We buy collections, accumulations, excess unneeded donations/duplicates, from Museums and Libraries for cash or credit. We have one of the largest collections of offprints in zoology, Botany, Molecular biology available for sale in the world
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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- Countries & Cultures Europe Great Britain
- History Western History
- History Western History European History Western European History British History
- History History by Period Modern History
- Military & Military History Wars World War II
- Social Sciences Ethnic Groups Jewish Studies Ethnic Biography
- Politics, Government and Law Politics
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography Winston Churchill
- Reference
- Biography & Essays Biography & Memoirs
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