CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Rare books by Winston Churchill, including first editions, signed first editions, finely bound copies, and handsome sets of his collected works.
Voted the “Greatest Briton of all” by the British public, Winston Churchill was surely Britain’s sole world-historical figure of the last century. A complex, mercurial character, in his life he played many parts: minor scion of a most noble family, grieving son of a tragic father, soldier for Empire, gadfly correspondent, controversial MP, cabinet minister, voice in the wilderness, strategist, war leader, statesman and Nobel literature laureate.
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Story of the Malakand Field Force.London, New York & Bombay : 1898
First edition, home issue, sole printing, first state without the errata slip. Presentation copy from Churchill's younger brother Jack, inscribed in the recipient's hand on front free endpaper verso, "E. R. Kearsley from Jack Churchill". When this copy was presented, Captain Edward Reginald "Reggie" Kearsley DSO (1883-1976) was attending Harrow School... Learn More£8,750.00Stock Code: 137695
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Story of the Malakand Field Force.London, New York & Bombay : 1898
First edition, first state without errata slip, home issue in the "apple green cloth" (Woods), which is particularly prone to fading and mottling. This an exceptionally nice copy, Langworth noting that "truly fine copies are extreme rarities, and even those with routine wear and tear are difficult to find". This copy with an excellent military provenance,... Learn More£8,500.00Stock Code: 138593
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London, New York and Bombay : 1899
First edition, first impression, second state (with the inverted comma inserted after THE 'LONDON GAZETTE' on p. 459 of the second volume). Churchill's second book, preceded only by The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898). "Overcoming the objections of Kitchener, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Churchill obtained a temporary... Learn More£5,750.00Stock Code: 137018
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London, New York and Bombay : 1899
First edition, first impression, second state (with the inverted comma inserted after THE 'LONDON GAZETTE' on p. 459 of the second volume). Churchill's second book, preceded only by The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898). "Overcoming the objections of Kitchener, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Churchill obtained a temporary... Learn More£5,750.00Stock Code: 137021
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London : 1899
First edition, first impression, of Churchill's second book, preceded only by The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898), "2000 copies published on 6 November 1899" (Woods). It includes, of course, his account of the charge of the 21st Lancers, to whom he was attached, at Omdurman on 2 September 1898, described by the Dictionary of National Biography... Learn More£6,500.00Stock Code: 125178
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London : 1899
First edition, first impression, second state, with minor typographic error on p. 459 of volume II corrected (so that the second inverted comma in the line THE 'LONDON GAZETTE' is now present). The River War was Churchill's second book, preceded only by The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898), "2,000 copies published on 6 November 1899" (Woods).... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 105504
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Sheets of The River War, volume I, with Churchill's corrections on 17 pages.London : 1899
Unbound pre-publication sheets of Churchill's second book, with his holograph corrections, some quite extensive, to 17 pages. Working papers from the early part of Churchill's writing career are exceedingly uncommon. Just one minor correction marked here seems to have been adopted in the published version, but a number were taken up in the single-volume... Learn More£18,500.00Stock Code: 90104
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Ian Hamilton's March.London : 1900
First edition, first impression, the second of Churchill's two books describing his daring exploits during the South African War. Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 130543
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Savrola.1900
First edition, first impression. Learn More£1,650.00Stock Code: 122891
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria.London : 1900
First edition, first impression. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 96682
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Ian Hamilton's March.London : 1900
First edition, first printing, first issue. Publisher's records indicate that 5,003 copies were printed. "The volume consists of 17 letters to the Morning Post, beginning with that of 31 March 1900 and concluding with that of 14 June in contrast to London to Ladysmith, the texts of the originally published letters were more extensively revised and four... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 111705
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Savrola.London : 1900
First edition, first impression. Learn More£1,650.00Stock Code: 117742
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Ian Hamilton's March.London : 1900
First edition, first impression. Publisher's records indicate that 5,003 copies were printed. "The volume consists of 17 letters to the Morning Post, beginning with that of 31 March 1900 and concluding with that of 14 June in contrast to London to Ladysmith, the texts of the originally published letters were more extensively revised and four letters... Learn More£850.00Stock Code: 94373
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Savrola.New York : 1900
First edition in book form, first printing, of Churchill's only novel, his third published book, but the first he undertook to write, and the second he completed. Churchill's melodramatic tale of liberal revolution in an autocratic Mediterranean state was originally serialised in Macmillan's Magazine between May and December 1899. This edition, published... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 119574
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Savrola.London : 1900
First UK edition, first impression, one of 1,500 copies printed. The UK edition was delayed by magazine serialisation of the story, so that the US edition in book form was actually published first. Scarce in the original cloth binding, this novel represents the author's only attempt at full-length fiction. It is "a melodramatic tale of a liberal revolution... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 32227
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.1902
Second edition, revised, first one volume edition. 1000 copies printed on the 15th October, 1902. The text had been revised considerably, and a new chapter added describing the ultimate destruction of the Khalifa and the end of the war. Learn More£1,375.00Stock Code: 37120
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London : 1902
First one-volume edition, the second overall following the two-volume first edition of October 1899, this one of only 1,003 copies (as such a more scarce edition than the first) published on 15 October 1902. The text had been revised considerably, and a new chapter added describing the ultimate destruction of the khalifa and the end of the war, making... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 95957
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.London : 1902
New and Revised Edition. Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 33021
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) STEAD, William T. (ed). Coming Men on Coming Questions.London : 1905
First editions, pamphlet issues, of this series intended "when completed as a handy encyclopaedia of facts and figures - political, social, and biographical - covering most of the important questions to be dealt with in the new parliament" (Prefatory Notice). Churchill's contribution represents the first published statement of his stance on the free... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 134724
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Why I am a Free Trader.London : 1905
First edition. This pamphlet was issued as the first in the series Coming Men on Coming Questions, edited by the campaigning journalist W. T. Stead, which was published in collected form later in the same year (Cohen B3; Woods B2). It represents Churchill's first published statement of his stance on the free trade question after he crossed the floor... Learn More£5,750.00Stock Code: 67682
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill.London : 1906
First edition, first impression. Churchill had it in mind to write a biography of his father soon after Lord Randolph's death in January 1895, and was appointed by the late statesman's literary executors to do so in autumn 1902. Churchill worked on the biography, his most substantial literary project so far, for the next two and a half years. The book... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 138958
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) National Demonstration in Favour of Land & Housing Reform,London : 1907
First edition, bound in a volume entitled Pamphlets and Leaflets for 1907. Churchill, as Under-Secretary for the Colonies, addressed the mass meeting of 4,000 held at the Drury Lane Theatre, chaired by Sir John Dickson-Poynder, Chairman of the Select Committee on Rural Housing. The Churchillian tone is readily discernible: "We have before us a serious... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 133385
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey.London : 1908
First edition, first impression. 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... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 139404
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey.London : 1908
First edition, first impression. Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 122890
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The People's Rights.London : [1909?]
First edition, first (cased) issue, second state with p.71 correctly numbered. Rightly considered by Langworth to be the "third rarest Churchill book after Mr. Brodrick's Army and For Free Trade", Issued both case-bound and wrappered; "The publisher's records show that 100 sets of sheets were bound on 20 December 1909 two weeks before the publication... Learn More£6,250.00Stock Code: 129499
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Liberalism and the Social Problem.London : 1909
First edition, first impression of this uncommon title which collects speeches by the young Churchill during his Liberal phase, addressing such issues as the conciliation of South Africa, Imperial Preference, Labour Exchanges and Unemployment Insurance Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 108580
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Printed Address, To the Electors of Dundee,Dundee : 1909-10
Churchill invokes Lincoln's famous formulation from the Gettysburg Address in his election addresses on the momentous constitutional battle between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. In November 1909, the Lords rejected the "People's Budget" of 1909 proposed by Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. The bill called for higher taxes on the... Learn More£5,500.00Stock Code: 71650
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The People's RightsLondon : 1910
First edition, first general paper wrappers issue, first state, with index, and just a single appendix; and p. 71 - section title for "The People's Trade" - misnumbered 1. "All issues of The People's Rights are extremely scarce" (Cohen) despite a print run of 40,000, this largely due to the low quality of the materials, and the cheap and clumsy method... Learn More£5,750.00Stock Code: 88138
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![[Drop-head title:] The Fighting Line.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/1/2/127608.jpg)
CHURCHILL, Winston S. [Drop-head title:] The Fighting Line.London : 1916
First edition, only printing. Cohen's bibliography states: "the pamphlet does not appear to have sold well and, although it may have continued to appear in Macmillan catalogues as late as 1924 or early 1925, most, if not all, unsold copies, were, in fact, destroyed in 1918" (vol. I, p. 196). Martin Gilbert asserts that 5,000 copies were printed (Winston... Learn More£6,500.00Stock Code: 127608
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Crisis, 1915.London : 1923
Fourth printing (stated second edition), published in December 1923, two months after the first printing. This copy inscribed by the author on the initial blank: "From Winston S. Chuchill to A. J. Hawkey, 30 Oct. 1924". The recipient was Alfred James Hawkey (1877-1952), chairman of the Woodford Urban District Council from 1914 to 1934 - Churchill inscribed... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 139948
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) Two-page typed letter signed to the artist Walter Sickert.Chartwell Manor : 1927
A wonderfully characterful pair of letters from Winston and Clementine relating to their long-term friendships with the great British painter Walter Sickert (18601942) and his artist wife, Thérèse (née Lessore, 1884-1945), strongly suggestive of Churchill's very real emotional and intellectual investment in the practice of painting.
While... Learn More£17,500.00Stock Code: 135858
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Three typescript articles:[c.1939]
Three journalistic pieces attesting to Churchill's prodigious output during the 1930s, when he lived by his writing and when "many subjects were grist to his tireless mill. Apart from anything else, he had no Cabinet salary after 1929 and it was largely his journalism that enabled him to maintain his comfortable standard of living. He therefore accepted... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 121598
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Three typescript articles:[late 1930s]
There has been considerable recent interest in Churchill's essay "Are We Alone in the Universe?" In an article for Nature, astrophysicist Mario Livio describes his visit to the US National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, when "director Timothy Riley thrust a typewritten essay by Churchill into my hands. In the 11-page article, 'Are We Alone in... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 121591
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S., intro.) BERMANN, Richard A. The Mahdi of Allah.London : 1931
First English edition and the first edition with Churchill's introduction, originally published in German in the same year under the title Die Derwischtrommel (The Dervish Drum). Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on a preliminary blank: "To Sir Henry Wellcome in admiration of his great Research and Archaeological work in the Sudan, Richard... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 100315
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Corrected draft typescript, signed, on the Soviet threat.1931
Extensively corrected typescript of one of the articles on European affairs commissioned from Churchill during 1931 for syndication in Hearst newspapers. An astute commentary on European Realpolitik, anticipating the Soviet bloc and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. On publication in the Milwaukee Sentinel, 23 August 1931, the piece was headlined; "Winston... Learn More£30,000.00Stock Code: 80696
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Corrected draft typescript, signed, of an article on Disarmament.1931
"Over the lacerated face of Europe the League of Nations has drawn a discreet veil. Behind that veil stir the passions, the revenges and the fears which are the legacy of the 'war to end war'". Extensively corrected typescript for one of a series of articles on foreign affairs commissioned from Churchill by "the Hearst newspapers and syndicated throughout... Learn More£30,000.00Stock Code: 80695
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Thoughts and Adventures.London : 1932
First edition, first impression. The second volume of Churchill's autobiographical writings, covering his early political career, the battle of Sidney Street, a near silence on Gallipoli, service on the Western Front, the negotiation of the Irish settlement, thoughts on the "Mass effects of modern life" and life "Fifty years hence". A collection of... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 109106
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Thoughts and Adventures.London : 1932
First edition, first impression. This is the second volume of Churchill's autobiographical writings, covering his early political career, the battle of Sidney Street, a near silence on Gallipoli, service on the Western Front, the negotiation of the Irish settlement, thoughts on the "Mass effects of modern life" and life "Fifty years hence". Containing... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 114371
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Thoughts and Adventures.London : 1932
First edition, first impression. The second volume of Churchill's autobiographical writings, covering his early political career, the battle of Sidney Street, a near silence on Gallipoli, service on the western front, the negotiation of the Irish settlement, thoughts on the "Mass effects of modern life" and life "Fifty years hence". A collection of... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 85261
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Marlborough: His Life and Times.New York : 1933-38
First American editions, first printings. The UK editions were issued in the same years, with volume 1 published on 6th October by Harrap. The first American edition began publication one month later, ultimately producing six volumes, instead of the UK edition's four, by splitting the first two volumes into two books each. "Marlborough: his Life... Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 137634
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Marlborough. His Life and Times.London : 1933-8
First editions, first impressions, trade issue, inscribed by the author in vol. IV on the front free endpaper, "To Craigavon, from Winston Churchill. August 1938". The recipient was James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871-1940), and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Churchill was grateful for the Ulster loyalist support he received in... Learn More£4,750.00Stock Code: 123841
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War.New York : 1933
First US edition, decidedly uncommon, having been issued in a surprisingly small print run of a mere 1,040 copies; Churchill contributed a new introduction ("Nearly thirty-five years have passed since this book was written, and I am very glad that it is now to take a renewed lease of life"). "From the date of its first publication in 1899, in two volumes,... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 122396
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Arms and the Covenant.London, : 1938
First Edition, First Impression. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 90253
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Step by Step 1936-1939.London : 1939
First edition, first impression in book form of Churchill's weekly commentaries, which were published in the Evening Standard and syndicated throughout Europe by Emery Reves, arguing against appeasement. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 37288
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Crisis, 1911-1918.London : 1941
First Macmilllan edition of the "Abridged and Revised Edition" in one volume, first issued by Thornton Butterworth in February 1931. Presentation copy from Churchill, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill for S. C. Dyke, May 1942"; with a typed letter signed tipped to the front pastedown: "Dear Mr. Dyke, The Prime... Learn More£6,000.00Stock Code: 123690
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Two typed letters signed to J. Gower Saunders. Regarding a Memoranda concerning the publication of the 'Life of Lord Randolph Churchill'. Together with a letter from Churchill's private secretary.Lake Como, Italy : 1945
An initial letter sent from Kathleen Hill, Churchill's private secretary dated 30th August confirming a letter and Memoranda had been received from Mr Saunders and that Mr Churchill will reply when returning from holiday. Closely followed by a letter from Churchill while on holiday, dated 5th September, thanking Mr. Saunders for the Memoranda and reads..."Should... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 63413
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) EPSTEIN, Sir Jacob. Original bronze head of Winston Churchill.London : 1947
Widely regarded as one of the finest representations of Churchill by one of the most celebrated British sculptors of the 20th century. In August 1945 following Churchill's defeat in the July general election the Ministry of Information's War Artists' Advisory Committee, at the suggestion of its chairman, Sir Kenneth Clark, commissioned Epstein to... Learn More£150,000.00Stock Code: 130956
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Painting as a Pastime.London : 1948
First separate edition, first impression. Painting as a Pastime was originally published in the Strand Magazine in two parts in December 1921 and January 1922, and was included in Churchill's Thoughts and Adventures in 1932. This is the first edition of the essay in separate book form. Churchill first started painting during... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 140957
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World War.London : 1948-54
First editions of Churchill's masterpiece, the single most important historical account of the Second World War. As Max Beloff observed, there was no statesman of the twentieth century "whose retrospective accounts of the great events in which he has taken part have so dominated subsequent historical thinking". A man who had always primarily made his... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 138774
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World WarLondon : 1948-54
First editions of Churchill's masterpiece, the single most important historical account of the Second World War. As Max Beloff observed, there was no statesman of the twentieth century "whose retrospective accounts of the great events in which he has taken part have so dominated subsequent historical thinking". A man who had always primarily made his... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 136479
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World WarLondon : 1948-54
First editions of Churchill's masterpiece, the single most important historical account of the Second World War. As Max Beloff observed, there was no statesman of the twentieth century "whose retrospective accounts of the great events in which he has taken part have so dominated subsequent historical thinking". A man who had always primarily made his... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 132872
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Painting as a Pastime.London : 1948
First separate edition, first impression, with the signature of Herbert Morrison on the first blank. Morrison (1888-1965), whom Churchill referred to as "a curious mix of geniality and venom", was a Labour statesman who played a prominent role in the coalition government during the Second World War. In May 1940, he was appointed Minister of Supply by... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 137237
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World War.London : 1948-54
First UK editions, first impressions, of Churchill's masterpiece, publication of which was preceded slightly by the US edition. Churchill's account was the single most important historical interpretation of the Second World War, and a major factor in Churchill being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. As Max Beloff observed, there was no... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 137221
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World War.London : 1948-54
First editions, first impressions, of Churchill's masterpiece, signed or inscribed contemporarily in each volume, and exceptionally uncommon thus. The set was presented to Theresa Arnison, who with her husband Rowland, was a stalwart of the Woodford Conservative Association. Vol. I, inscribed on the half-title: "From Winston S. Churchill to Mrs. Arnison,... Learn More£27,500.00Stock Code: 137316
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(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) COOPER, Alfred Egerton. Bust portrait of Churchill in 1948.[Chartwell (?)] : 1948
Direct and engaging head-and-shoulders portrait taken from life by Alfred Egerton Cooper (1883-1974), showing Churchill in white tie wearing the Order of Merit (awarded 1946) and other decorations. We believe this was almost certainly worked up from sketches taken while Cooper was at Chartwell in 1947, working on a life-size portrait which was donated... Learn More£8,500.00Stock Code: 106295
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Chamber of the House of Commons by the Speaker 26th May 1948.London : 1948
First and only edition. The limitation statement at the rear reads: "twenty-four copies printed on hand-made paper for presentation to His Majesty the King, the Library of the House of Commons and those who took part in the ceremony". Copac shows just five locations in the UK: BL, Oxford, Cambridge, Guildhall, and Chartwell; OCLC adds Houghton Library,... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 121025
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Chamber of the House of Commons by the Speaker 26th May 1948.London : 1948
First and only edition, with the limitation statement: "twenty-four copies printed on hand-made paper for presentation to His Majesty the King, the Library of the House of Commons and those who took part in the ceremony". Copac shows just five locations in the UK: BL, Oxford, Cambridge, Guildhall, and Chartwell; OCLC adds Houghton Library, Harvard,... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 102752
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![[The Second World War, in Danish] Den Anden Verdenskrig.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/3/5/35025comp.jpg)
CHURCHILL, Winston S. [The Second World War, in Danish] Den Anden Verdenskrig.Copenhagen : 1948-54
First Danish editions, inscribed by the author, vol. 1 "For Emery Reves by Winston S. Churchill, 1949", vol. 2 signed and dated 1949, vol. 3 and 5 signed "WSChurchill", vol. 4 inscribed "For Emery Reves from Winston S. Churchill, 1951", vol. 6 signed and dated 1955. From the library of Emery Reves, Churchill's literary agent. Reves had been instrumental... Learn More£8,500.00Stock Code: 35025
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![[The Second World War, in Swedish] Andra Världskriget.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/3/5/35023comp.jpg)
CHURCHILL, Winston S. [The Second World War, in Swedish] Andra Världskriget.Stockholm : 1948-54
First editions in Swedish, volumes I, III, and VI only of the complete set. Each volume inscribed by Churchill on the half-title. Volume I: "Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1948 for Emery Reves"; Volume III signed and dated 1950; Volume VI signed and dated 1955. From the library of Emery Reves, Churchill's literary agent. Reves had been instrumental... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 35023
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![[The Second World War, in Italian] La Seconda Guerra Mondiale.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/3/5/35016comp.jpg)
CHURCHILL, Winston S. [The Second World War, in Italian] La Seconda Guerra Mondiale.Verona : 1948
First Italian editions, limited issue, first two volumes only of the complete set, number 12 of 30 numbered sets signed by the publisher of a print-run of just 1030, this copy inscribed by the author to his literary agent in vol. I; "Inscribed for Emery Reves by Winston S. Churchill, 1948". From the library of Emery Reves, Churchill's literary agent.... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 35016
