[Sale Catalogue of] English Literature and History. 17 July 1997 in the Aeolian Hall, London. INCLUDES CHURCHILL'S WWI LETTERS TO HIS BROTHER
Libri antichi e moderni
Sotheby's,
1997
[Sale Catalogue of] English Literature and History. 17 July 1997 in the Aeolian Hall, London. INCLUDES CHURCHILL'S WWI LETTERS TO HIS BROTHER
Libri antichi e moderni
Sotheby's,
1997
69,00 €
(Devon,
Regno Unito)
Metodi di Pagamento
- PayPal
- Carta di Credito
- Bonifico Bancario
- Pubblica amministrazione
- Carta del Docente
Dettagli
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1997
- Editori
- Sotheby's
- Soggetto
- bibliography, palaeography, military, winston churchill, sale catalogues, sotheby's, sale, catalogue, english, literature, history
- Lingue
- Inglese
Descrizione
4to., with a fine portrait frontispiece of Churchill and very numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. This remarkable sale comprised 534 lots of outstanding manuscripts, letters, other documents, and signed and presentation copies of books. Among the highlights are A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SERIES OF LETTERS BY WINSTON CHURCHILL TO HIS BROTHER JACK DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, T.E. Lawrence's corrected typescript of his early abridged version of 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', and the autograph manuscript of General Montgomery's message to the Eighth Army before El Alamein.
