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CHURCHILL, Winston S.
My African Journey.
First edition, first issue, only printing. My African Journey was the first book to derive purely from Churchill's journalism, as distinct from his work as a war correspondent. Before embarking he signed an extremely lucrative contract for the publication of a series of articles in The Strand, and for further publication in book form. What Churchill was offered is impressive testimony to his perceived drawing power, at £750 for five contributions he was receiving "more than Kipling, whom The Strand were paying £90 for his short stories; more than W. W. Jacobs, whose rate at the time was £110 for a story" (Pound, The Strand Magazine).
Octavo. Original pictorial red cloth, title gilt to spine, pictorial decoration to upper board in blue, grey and black enamel. Frontispiece and 46 other plates, 3 maps, one folding the others full-page. A little rubbed, spine darkened and slightly chipping at the tail, free endpapers browned, foxing to the prelims and the fore-edge with minor encroachment to the margins, a very good copy.
