London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1930. Hardcover; 392 pages. FIRST EDITION. Pink clothbound hardcovers with gilt titles on cover and spine. Heavily sunned spine. Little wear around edges. Bumped corners. The head of the spine is fraying. Bookplate on ffep, otherwise clean. The pages are yellowing but still quite bright, clear, and clean. Includes many black & white photo plates, and a fold-out map of South Africa inbetween p. 366 and p. 367. Small rip to the dedication page. No jacket. VG-. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: J. Wyatt Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 220175
Title: MY EARLY LIFE a Roving Commission
Author: Churchill, Winston S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First U.K. Edition
Publisher: Thornton Butterworth Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: Autobiography

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