The Last Lion (3 volumes); Volume I, Visions of Glory, 1874-1932; Volume 2, Alone, 1932-1940; Volume 3, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (Signed) by Manchester, William; Reid, Paul (SIGNED, 3 volumes)

Bantam, 2013. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Thick Octavo.

New York: Little, Brown, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Volume III in the justifiably celebrated trilogy. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, a big, massively heavy, rewarding biography, generally clean, minimal rubbing to extremities, short range of tiny dog-eared pages, else splendid. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Says an adoring review, "Manchester has such control over a huge and moving narrative, such illumination of character . . . that he can claim the considerable achievement of having assembled enough powerful evidence to support Isaiah Berlin s judgment of Churchill as the largest human being of our time.'" xvi [2], 4-1182 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume three of The Last Lion. Hefty hardcover in black boards with silver titling to the spine and the Little Brown colophon impressed to the front cover. Includes b&w photos and 8 maps. Very Good: square and firmly bound; minor wear; previous owner's light pencil markings on a very few (4 or 5?) pages. Dust jacket bright and complete with minor edge wear. Heavy book might require additional postage.

New York: Little, Brown & Co.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1983. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 1182 pp., First printing of the first American edition. .

Boston: Little Brown & Co., 2012. First American Edition (Za464c) (R375a). Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (1232 pages; illustrated). The final volume of one of the most popular Churchill biographies ever written, completed posthumously by William Manchester’s designated heir, Paul Reid. This is a very good First American edition copy in an unclipped dust jacket. The contents are fine, with a tiny remainder dot on the lower fore-edge.

Boston: Little Brown & Co., 2012. First American Edition (Za464c) (R375a). Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (1232 pages; illustrated). The final volume of one of the most popular Churchill biographies ever written, completed posthumously by William Manchester’s designated heir, Paul Reid. This virtually mint First American edition copy is signed in ink on the title page by Paul Reid.

New York / Boston / London: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Signed, First Edition, First Pri. Hardcover. New/New. 9.5" x 6.25" x 2.25. Illustrated. Signed by Paul Reid. SIGNED. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, 2012. Signed by Paul Reid on the half title page. Hardcover. Bound in black publisher's cloth. Publisher's initials "LB" are blind debossed on the front cover. Spine is lettered in silver foil. Contents include: List of Maps; Author's Note; Preamble, The Lion Hearted; Parts 1 through 8; Source Notes; and Copyright Acknowledgments. xvi, 1181 pp. Illustrated dust jacket bears a black and white portrait of Winston Churchill in a metallic sheen. DJ cover is lettered in off white and red. DJ spine is a royal blue and red with off white lettering. Lovely copy. New. <br><br>THE EIGHT PARTS ARE: <br>Part One: Cyclone (May to December 1940); <br>Part Two: The Rapids (January to December 1941); <br>Part Three: Vortex (December 1941 to… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1983, 1988 & 2012. American Reprint Edition Boxed Set (Za464a, b & c) (R375a, b & c). Hardcover in Dust Jackets. Very Good. 8vo (974, 756 & 1,232 pages, illustrated). The now-completed trilogy, new, as a boxed hardcover set.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1983, 1988 & 2012. First American Edition Set (Za464a, b & c) (R375a, b & c). Hardcover in Dust Jackets. Very Good. 8vo (974, 756 & 1,232 pages, illustrated). A rare true First Edition set of the now completed trilogy, in unclipped dust jackets that are crisp and bright. The contents are fine in all cases. Almost as difficult to find in this condition as it was to complete.

Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1983, 1988 & 2012. First American Edition Set (Za464a, b & c) (R375). Hardcover in Dust Jackets. Very Good. 8vo (974 & 756 pages, illustrated). A complete signed set of hardcover American editions of this monumental work, in unclipped dust jackets. Volume 1 is a Fifth Printing of the First American edition. It is inscribed, dated and signed in ink on the title page: “For ---- With warm regards, William Manchester, Boston, 27 X ‘95.” Volume 2 is a First American edition. It is inscribed, dated and signed in ink on the title page: “For ---- With best wishes, William Manchester, Boston, 27 X ‘95.” Volume 3 is a First American edition. It is signed in ink on the title page: “Paul Reid.” The dust jackets, the books and the contents are all virtually mint.