Marlborough His Life and Times.
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"It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyes": First Editions of Marlborough: His Life and Times; Finely Bound
Marlborough His Life and Times.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Item Number: 4310
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933-38.
First editions of each volume. Octavo, 4 volumes. Finely bound by Maurin in three quarters morocco over red cloth. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. An attractive set.
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win. Although he helped James II crush the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth, Marlborough later supported William of Orange against James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and brilliantly managed England's diplomatic triumphs during the War of the Spanish Succession. "The greatest historical work written in our century, an inexhaustible mine of political wisdom and understanding, which should be required reading for every student of political science." - Leo Strauss, University of Chicago "Rarely in the history of historical writing have author and subject seemed so made for each other" (Henry Steele Commager).
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