The Second World War.
[The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy].
London, London, Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1948-1954.
Churchill was already a prolific and highly regarded author and received the Nobel Prize in Literature (1953) 'for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.'
First edition; 6 vols, 8vo (22 x 14.5 cm); illustrated with maps and charts, the odd, very minor, marginal spot or mark but otherwise near-fine; modern half-red morocco gilt, top edges gilt, housed in a leather-entry slip-case, a very handsome set.
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