First printing of the 2 vol. edition. Vol. 1 1052 pp. Vol. 2 1080 pp. on India paper; all text, maps and plans reproduced from original four volume set, but plates are not included. In publisher's original unfaded plum covers with gilt armorials and titles but without jackets; negligible edge wear; sharp corners. Text block top edges stained burgundy. One or two lightly pencilled notes on first pages only of Volume 1; these could easily be erased if so desired.

Churchill, Biography, Marlborough