Timothy Baker; Winston Churchill — The Island Race

London, Cassell & Co. 1964. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated an abridgment on Sir Winston Churchill's four volume history of Britain and its former colonies. The Island Race is an abridgement by Timothy Baker of the four volumes of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Sir Winston Churchill. A fascinating and comprehensive history of Great Britain, from the Roman occupation through Norman rule, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation of the Church, the English Civil War, and the Victorian Age. The first edition thus of this work. Beautifully and colourfully illustrated throughout.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some fading to the cloth on the spine and head of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .