Churchill, Winston (all items)
First editions of works by British prime minister and wartime leader Sir Winston S Churchill
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BLOOD, Sir Bindon.
Four Score Years and Ten. Sir Bindon Blood's Reminiscences. 1933
£250
First edition, uncommon, especially in the jacket. "Service of an Engineers Officer from 1871 in India, the Zulu War, Egypt, 1882, and the South African War" (Bruce). Blood was chief...
Octavo, red cloth remainder binding, title in black to spine, and the Blood family arms in black to the upper board. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and 7 other... Read more
BRIDGES, Sir Tom, Lieut.-Gen.
Alarms & Excursions. Reminiscences of a Soldier. 1938
£450
First edition. Record of a remarkable military career. His first active service was in South Africa, where he met Winston Churchill; "My first impression of the author of this...
Octavo, Original mulberry cloth, title gilt to the spine. mulberry top-stain. With the dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece. Trace of foxing to the endpapers, else a... Read more
(CHURCHILL) DEWAR, George A. B.
The Great Munitions Feat, 1914-1918 1921
£225
First edition. "It is probable that all Mr. Dewar's matter can be found elsewhere, if one has the patience to find it and the industry to read it. The great, and it is believed the...
Octavo, original red cloth, title gilt to spine. A little spotted, spine a touch sunned, some foxing and browning to the prelims, but overall a very good copy. Read more
(CHURCHILL) GERMAINS, Victor Wallace.
The Tragedy of Winston Churchill. 1931
£50
First edition. Publisher's compliments stamp to the title page. "An early but typical critique for its era concludes that Churchill was clever but not wise, and that such ventures...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, title gilt to the spine. Frontispiece and 11 other plates from Punch cartoons. A worn copy, chip from the tail of the spine, light toning,... Read more
(CHURCHILL, John, 1st duke of Marlborough) MURRAY, Sir George (ed.)
The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, 1845
£450
First edition. "There are few successful commanders," says Creasy, "on whom Fame has shone so unwillingly as upon John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. I believe this is true; and it...
5 volumes, large octavo. Publishers red cloth with title, Garter crest and Churchill arms gilt to the spine, large armorial gilt to the upper board, within blind... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Great Contemporaries. 1943
£2,000
Macmillan edition, second printing. This copy inscribed on the front free endpaper; "From Winston to Sylvia, 1948." Most likely Sylvia Maxwell-Fyfe, wife of Sir David, later Earl...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, title gilt to spine. 3 pages of facsimile letters. Cloth a little spotted and mottled, slight damp-stain to the fore-edge, consequent mild... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania. 1956
£95
First printing of the second edition of the US edition, with a new foreword by the author and a splendid pictorial dust jacket.
Octavo. Original blue and red cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, light blue geometric pattern to spine, blue top-stain. With the dust jacket. Portrait... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania. [1908]
£150
First illustrated edition, originally published in 1900.
Octavo, staple bound. Original white wrappers printed in red and black with an illustration for the novel to the upper cover and an ad to the lower cover. Wrappers a... Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston) KIRKWOOD, David.
My Life of Revolt. 1935
£450
First edition, first impression. Scarce in the dust jacket. The autobiography of the labour activist and MP David Kirkwood (1872–1955), with a foreword by Winston Churchill, who...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, blue top-stain. With the dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece and 7 plates, illustrations within the text. Spine... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston L[eonard]. Spencer.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force 1901
£450
New Impression of the Silver Library Edition of Churchill's first book, "with considerable alterations in make-up and binding", based on his exploits with the Malakand field force...
Small octavo. Portrait frontispiece of Sir Bindon Blood and 6 folding colour maps. Ex-Good's Library, Officer's Mess 2nd Bn. PWO West Yorkshire Regiment, bookplates... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston L[eonard]. Spencer.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force 1901
£250
Second printing of the Silver Library Edition of Churchill's first book, "with considerable alterations in make-up and binding", based on his exploits with the Malakand field force...
Small octavo, original reddish cloth, title and publisher's device gilt to the spine, single ruled panel in blind to the boards, patterned endpapers. Portrait... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston L[eonard]. Spencer.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force 1898
£4,750
First edition, home issue, only printing, first state, of Churchill's first book, this copy without the errata slip at p. 1, catalogue dated 12/97, but apparently in the variant...
Octavo, original green cloth with a pronounced white graining, spine lettered in gilt, upper cover with panel in blind lettered gilt, black endpapers. Frontispiece... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of The English Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£950
All first editions, first impressions.
4 volumes. Octavo. Bound in recent burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated with maps and diagrams.... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£15,000
First editions, first impressions. This set inscribed identically in vols. I and II; "To Dr. Roberts from Winston S. Churchill, Christmas 1956"; vol. III with a printed facsimile...
4 volumes, octavo. Original dark red cloth, titles gilt to spines , red top-stain. With the dust jackets. All volumes illustrated with maps and genealogical tables.... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£12,500
First American editions, inscribed by the author, Vol. 1 signed and dated, Vol. 4 inscribed "Emery from Winston S. Churchill, April 1958", the other volumes unsigned. It was Emery...
4 volumes, octavo. Original black cloth-backed linen boards, spines lettered gilt on red panels, facsimile signature in gilt on front covers, in the printed dust... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–8
£975
Proof copies. Churchill's history of the two branches of the English-speaking nations – the British Empire and the United States – was begun during his "Wilderness Years"...
4 volumes, octavo. Original green card wraps. The first volume in a dust jacket supplied from a copy of the published work, the others in jackets provided at the time,... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1957
£6,500
First edition, inscribed by the author in volume 3, "Wendy [Russell] from Winston S. Churchill October 1957". Wendy Russell (1916–2007) was the American long-term companion and...
4 volumes, octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered gilt, in the printed dust jackets. Near fine set. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£32,500
First editions, first impressions. Each volume inscribed at time of publication on the front free endpaper to his first child Diana: volume I, "Diana from Papa 4 March 1956"; volume...
4 volumes, octavo. Original dark red cloth, titles gilt to spines, mulberry top-stain. With the dust jackets. Housed within green cloth chemises in two green quarter... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–8
£500
First editions, first impressions. Churchill's history of the two branches of the English-speaking nations – the British Empire and the United States – was begun during his...
4 volumes, octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spines gilt, red top stain. With the dust jackets. All volumes illustrated with maps and genealogical tables.... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–58
£3,500
Chartwell Edition, the first illustrated edition of this work, "published simultaneously in Britain on a subscription basis." (Woods) . This set signed and dated in 1959 on the...
4 volumes. Octavo. original blue cloth, red morocco title labels and triple fillet panels gilt to the spines, volume titles, volume titles and plain rule gilt to the... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956–8
£1,250
First editions, first impressions. Churchill's history of the two branches of the English-speaking nations – the British Empire and the United States – was begun during his...
4 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by Bayntun Riviere in dark blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, blue cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
A Speech by The Prime Minister 1940
£875
First Edition, First Impression, of the speech which contains the famous quote "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." Interestingly, this...
Octavo. 16pp. wire-stitched pamphlet, in light card wraps, titles to upper panel in maroon, housed in chemise in purpose-made black morocco-backed slip case. Some... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Arms and the Covenant. 1938
£475
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. Frontispiece portrait. Spine a little faded otherwise a nice copy. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Arms and the Covenant. 1938
£1,500
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, titles to spine with lion centre tools in compartments, raised bands, roll to turn-ins, marbled... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Autograph letter signed to Philip Morrell declining to electioneer on his behalf at South Oxfordshire. 1904
£2,500
Dated 22 June 1904, on 105 Mount Street stationery. Churchill elegantly declines to appear in support of his Liberal colleague Morrell, as the Tory candidate Sir Robert Hermon Hodge...
Two pages, 203 × 125 mm. Recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium. Rust marks from a paper-clip to verso of first leaf and both sides of second leaf,... Read more
