A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 vols.
Educational Book Co. Ltd., London, 1956-58, A deluxe edition published simultaneously with the first English edition. A lovely production- heavy navy buckram, spines decorated with gilt boxes and a red leather panel with gilt titles, top edges stained deep blue. Printed on high quality paper, two colour title pages, and fully illustrated, unlike the trade editions. This set ages well and has superb shelf appearance. Books are all very crisp with even page edges, no names or markings, seem never read. Several covers have smudges likely from cleaning attempts. Vol. 4 sunning of spine and diagonally on half of front cover. All red leather panels undamaged with shiny gilt titles. Page tops a good strong blue. (ICS A138d). Item #36654
Price: $100.00