Description
[History] FIRST EDITION. Collected speeches, a paperback original. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.x, 271. Half-tone frontispiece photo, light blue paper wraps with integral flaps. Printed on war economy standard paper which has some inevitable tanning, spine a little creased and rubbed. First collected edition of the War Speeches, published as a paperback only in 1946. Includes ‘The War Situation’ speech delivered August 20th 1940; a rousing address notable for the inclusion of praise for British airmen; “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Cohen A224.
Approximate size of book and weight. All books with be shipped Media Mail, but
we still need to know if it is oversized or extremely heavy.
Dimensions: 5 ½” x 8 ½” x ½” inches Weight: 14 ounces
