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Citadel of the Heart: Winston and the Churchill Dynasty.
by Pearson, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0333452208
- ISBN 13
- 9780333452202
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1991. 1st ed.. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (bottom spine edge tear repaired, bottom edge front cover creased, light foxing edges reverse side, small stain bottom corner front flap), top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear & rubbing. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 478 pp. For the first time, John Pearson recounts the uncensored story of the Churchill dynasty. He has provided an original and controversial portrait of Winston Churchill himself - the hidden motives that drove him on his paths of glory, the doubts that haunted him, and the psychology of the most enduring legend of this 20th century. To Churchill, his family was the 'citadel of the heart'.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30601
- Title
- Citadel of the Heart: Winston and the Churchill Dynasty.
- Author
- Pearson, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0333452208
- ISBN 13
- 9780333452202
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- biography, government, politics, politicians, prime ministers, history, britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Jacket
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- Foxed
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- Octavo
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Spine
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