Winston S. Churchill – Victory – First Edition 1946

First edition, first printing of Victory by Winston S Churchill, published by Cassell, London in 1946, complete with five half-tone photographic plates. A very good copy, inscribed and dated in black ink to the front free end paper, rubbing to the spine tips, a single bump to the fore-edge of the front board, toning and spotting to the top edge of the text block, a former retailer’s label to the rear paste-down. In a good price clipped wrapper with chipping to the spine tips, chipping to the knuckles of the front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine, with two small holes to the spine, creasing and closed tears to the upper and lower edges of the front panel, similarly to the rear panel with large open tear to lower edge.