The Second World War (Abridged Edition)

Churchill, Winston S.

Cassell, London, 1959

[Fine Binding, signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.] 3/4 morocco leather over red boards. 6 gilt ruled spine compartments. Top edge gilt. Marbled end pages. Hardcover. Some discoloration to cloth. Clean, unmarked pages. xviii, 1031 p., maps, 21 cm. 

Winston Churchill's history of World War II -- remarkable both for its sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature, won the Nobel Prize in 1953. 

About the binder: "The bookbinding firm of Henry T. Wood of London was established in 1875 and although not as well known as Sangorski & Sutcliffe or Zaehnsdorf, they executed a number of spectacular bindings. In the twentieth century, Thomas Harrison and W. Topping were partners in the firm, and under their stewardship Wood of London apparently executed more progressive designs than other major firms from this time; Thomas Harrison (1877-1955) was a bookbinders' bookbinder. In 1939 the company merged with Sangorski & Sutcliffe." David Bass.