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London: Cassell and Company Ltd. 1948-1954. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. Six volumes. Signed by the author in volume I. With a typed letter signed from Clementine Churchill. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrappers. Top edge purple. Illustrated with maps and diagrams throughout, some folding. Each volume is in very good or better condition, the bindings clean and square, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Topstains a little faded. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked spine-faded dustwrappers that have the occasional repaired closed tear and are otherwise without loss. None of the dustwrappers are price-clipped. Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the half title of volume one "Inscribed by / Winston S. Churchill [underlined] / 1955". Loosely laid in is a typed letter on 10 Downing Street letterhead from Clementine…

In this volume, Churchill begins his account of the Second World War, analyzing the lead-up to the conflict, the policy of appeasement, and the events that led to the breakdown of peace.

First editions have 'First Edition' printed on the copyright page and the original dust jacket features a price of $6.00.