The First Churchill: The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
by Thomson, George Malcolm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 043652046X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520464
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Illustrations. list of illustrations, list of maps, acknowledgements, monetary values, to appendices, notes on sources, select bibliography and index. Light blue coloured endpapers. The text has seven maps, and 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Red coloured cloth covered boards with built titles to the backstrip. Dark blue coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Flecking to be lower edges and lighter flecking to the top edge. Some rubbing to the backstrip edges and book corners. Colour illustrated dust jacket (wraparound), with yellow and white colour titles to the front panel and backstrip. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges, and like rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Light fading to the backstrip. Some light browning and foxing to the textblock edges and age turning to the internal text. All the elements of John, Duke of Marlborough's make up are examined in the first full-length critical biography of Britain's most brilliant soldier. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (4), 5-XI, (1), 337, (3) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Churchill; Britain/UK; 18th century; History. ISBN: 043652046X. ISBN/EAN: 9780436520464. Inventory No: 0112343. . 9780436520464
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0112343
- Title
- The First Churchill: The Life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Author
- Thomson, George Malcolm
- Illustrator
- Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 043652046X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520464
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, history, Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Charles II, James II, William III Biography & Autobiography; Churchill; Britain/UK; 18th century; History. Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 043652046X EAN: 9780436520464 Thomson, George Malcolm
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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