MARLBOROUGH, HIS LIFE AND TIMES by CHURCHILL, WINSTON S., THE RIGHT HONOURABLE - 1933

London, Bombay, Sydney: George G. Harrap ., 1933. Four volumes uniformly-bound. Top edges gilt. The Marlborough coat-of-arms in gilt on front covers, spines lettered in gilt. The first three volumes show uniform fading of the spines, as is usually the case, Volume 4 shows the deep color preserved. Portrait frontispiece in each volume, with 99 additional plates, 14 letter facsimiles, and 182 maps and plans, some folded. Volume 1, published in 1933, iv, 557pp; Volume 2, 1934, iv, 605; Volume 3, iv,556pp.; and Volume 4, iv, 652pp. John Marlborough ( 1650-1722), the first Duke of Marlborough, was an English soldier and statesman. Winston Churchill was his direct descendant, through his father's lineage. A very crisp and clean set throughout. See photos.. First English Edition. Purple Cloth. Nearly Fine/No Dust Jackets. Medium Demi Octavo.