[CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.]. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1934-1938.
MIXED EDITIONS; complete in four volumes [vol. I: 'revised' ed.; vol. II: 'reprinted' (i.e. second impression); vols. III & IV: first printings]; leather-bound; hardcovers; thick octavos (24 x 15 cm); pp. [6], 612; 651; [4], 608; [2], 671. English text. Beautifully bound in the publisher's deluxe binding of mid-blue half morocco, with raised bands, gilt decoration to spines, buckram sides, top edges gilt, grey endpapers, half-titles, 325 illustrations, including a frontispiece to each volume, black and white plates, folding maps and battle plans, and facsimile documents. Condition: NEAR FINE. Collated complete. Bindings tight and secure with hinges and joints perfectly intact. Covers very well-preserved. First and final leaves with some offset toning from endpapers, else contents are very clean and without previous ownership markings. A most attractive set, and unusual to find the publisher's deluxe binding in such bright condition.
