THE FIRST COLLECTED WORKS CENTENARY LIMITED EDITION.WINSTON IN SOUTH AFRICA

These are in wonderful unread condition. The slight discolouration you see is the natural aging tone to the calf skin vellum.   34 volumes, octavo. Original full vellum with 22-carat gold blocking, including titles to spines, armorial device to front boards and ruling to spines and front boards, gilt edges, marbled end-papers, printed on Archive Long-Life Text Paper. Illustrations throughout. Each book has it's own green sleeve. Typical natural variation to the tone of the vellum bindings but overall a bright set. The first collected works of Sir Winston Churchill. The Centenary Edition is the only full collected works of Winston Churchill, reproducing his 50 books in 34 volumes. The Library of Imperial History went bankrupt before the projected run of 3,000 sets could be completed, so "the print run never exceeded 2,000 copies and only 1,750 sets were ever published ". five million words in 19,000 pages,. Be the only owner in SA to own this beautiful set. Double value in 10 years. Great investment.