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If - It Had Happened Otherwise
by Winston Churchill and 10 others
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1932. Reissue Sept. 1932. Very Good+/Very Good+. If It Had Happened Otherwise is a 1931 collection of essays, edited by J C Squire Each essay in the collection could be considered alternate history or conterfactual history, a few written by leading historians of the period and one by Winston Churchill The essays cover important events in history and speculate on what might have happened if their outcomes had been different Churchill's contribution was "If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg"
A contemporary very light ink presentation inscription on the front pastedown The fore-edge is slightly spotted Original cloth, lightly soiled and faded but otherwise no marks or damage at all The unclipped dust jacket has minor edge chipping and a 1" closed tear at the bottom of the jacket spine Overall a tight and crisp example 8vo NOT ex-library
This is an early reissue, published the year after the 1931 original A very scarce Churchill work in any edition, and especially with dust jacket and in such excellent condition vii, 289 pp.
A contemporary very light ink presentation inscription on the front pastedown The fore-edge is slightly spotted Original cloth, lightly soiled and faded but otherwise no marks or damage at all The unclipped dust jacket has minor edge chipping and a 1" closed tear at the bottom of the jacket spine Overall a tight and crisp example 8vo NOT ex-library
This is an early reissue, published the year after the 1931 original A very scarce Churchill work in any edition, and especially with dust jacket and in such excellent condition vii, 289 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1597
- Title
- If - It Had Happened Otherwise
- Author
- Winston Churchill and 10 others
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue Sept. 1932
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- churchill
Terms of Sale
Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2015
Saint Charles, Illinois
About Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Seller of high quality books and ephemera, emphasizing older and unusual items, such as signed or association copies. I try to offer the kind of books, at fair prices, that appeal to me, hoping that they will appeal to others also.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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