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Mon, Mar 30, 2026 06:00PM EDT
Lot 65

TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, THE SECOND WORLD WAR (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, BOSTON) BEARING SIGNATURE READING 'WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'

Estimate: $14,000 - $19,000

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Bound in the publisher's red cloth with black spine and cover panels stamped in gilt, this copy of Triumph and Tragedy presents as a classic example of Churchill's wartime memoir publications. The title page bears a clear, flowing ink mark, positioned beneath the printed author's name, creating a balanced display presentation. The cloth binding shows light, even wear commensurate with age, while the interior pages remain clean and well preserved. As the concluding volume of the series, Triumph and Tragedy covers the final phase of the Second World War and the transition into postwar reconstruction.