CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965). The Second World War. London: Cassell, 1948 [but 1949?]-1954. 6 volumes, 8° (210 x 140mm), maps, some folding. Original black cloth (extremities lightly rubbed, top corner to volume I bumped, and a few other corners lightly bruised). Provenance: VOLUMES II AND VI INSCRIBED BY CHURCHILL -- Mary 'Mollie' Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1990-1993; pencil ownership inscription to flyleaf of vol. VI) -- Ian Gilmour (ink signatures to front pastedowns in all volumes, with light pencil marginalia throughout and copious pencil notes to rear flyleaves of all vols).

CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965). The Second World War. London: Cassell, 1948 [but 1949?]-1954. 6 volumes, 8° (210 x 140mm), maps, some folding. Original black cloth (extremities lightly rubbed, top corner to volume I bumped, and a few other corners lightly bruised). Provenance: VOLUMES II AND VI INSCRIBED BY CHURCHILL -- Mary 'Mollie' Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1990-1993; pencil ownership inscription to flyleaf of vol. VI) -- Ian Gilmour (ink signatures to front pastedowns in all volumes, with light pencil marginalia throughout and copious pencil notes to rear flyleaves of all vols).

Book Society edition of volume I dated October 1948, but with larger type size used for the second edition of November 1949, second edition of vol. IV, the remainder first editions. Woods A123b. (6)