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, second state with errata slip, home issue in the "apple green cloth" (Woods), which is particularly prone to fading and mottling, here a nice copy.
Churchill was correspondent for the Daily Telegraph on Sir Bindon Blood's punitive 1897 expedition against the Afghan tribesmen of the North-West Frontier, during which he "took part... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 145866
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. [Complete collection of major works, all first editions:]1898-1961
First British editions, first impressions, of all of Churchill's major works, in handsome matching bindings by Bayntun of Bath, altogether an imposing and comprehensive collection. Collections of Churchill's first editions in uniform bindings are scarce in commerce.
Churchill was a prolific writer in the fields of history, biography and politics,... Learn More£37,500.00Stock Code: 139079
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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 - minor typographic error (second inverted comma missing after THE 'LONDON GAZETTE') corrected on p. 459 of volume II - 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... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 94904
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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. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria.London : 1900
First edition, first impression, of Churchill's account of his experiences as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War; "a splendid book both aesthetically and from a literary standpoint, the Ladysmith is one of the most sought-after titles in the canon" (Langworth).
"The volume essentially consists of 27 letters and telegrams to the Morning... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 145880
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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. 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. "Overcoming the objections of Kitchener, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Churchill obtained a temporary posting with the 21st lancers, and arrived in the Sudan in time to take part in the celebrated cavalry charge at the battle of Omdurman (2 September 1898), in which the regiment galloped by accident into... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 33021
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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 of Churchill's great biography of his father, the Conservative Party statesman Lord Randolph Churchill.
Lord Randolph was a politician of great importance in British political life in the 1880s (serving as Chancellor, Leader of the Commons, and Secretary for India), until his principled resignation from the Cabinet... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 145872
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill.London and New York : 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... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 125588
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill.London and New York : 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... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 125587
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey.London : 1908
First edition, first impression. My African Journey, based on his travels around British East Africa in the autumn of 1907, was the first book to derive purely from Churchill's journalism, as distinct from his work as a war correspondent.
The work was initially serialized in the Strand Magazine prior to publication in the present book-form;... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 145887
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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 then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 145881
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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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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Liberal Government and Naval Policy.London : 1912
First edition, this copy "rubber hand-stamped '15' in the upper right-hand corner of the cover," and therefore one of those disbound from the collections bound up as Pamphlets and Leaflets for 1912 (Cohen). In early March, Churchill had circulated to the Cabinet and to the King a memorandum "in which he stated bluntly the full implications of the German... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 143412
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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.London : 1923-31
First editions, first impressions. Working with astonishing speed and energy, Churchill produced this mammoth history of the First World War in the aftermath of electoral defeat. The work deals with his reorganization of the Royal Navy in the years leading up to the War, defends his Gallipoli policy, and criticises Haig's strategy.
John Buchan... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 145874
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. My Early Life.London : 1930
First edition, first impression, first state (without the first volume of The World Crisis advertised on half-title verso), of Churchill's only volume of autobiography, covering his formative years from his birth in 1874 until his election as MP for Oldham in 1900.
Among his most widely-read works, it provides a highly entertaining account of... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 145871
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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. India.London : 1931
First edition, first impression, the rare case-bound "library" issue, of this collection of Churchill's speeches on India, its place within the British Empire, and its potential self-governance.
The book was issued in both wrappers at one shilling and the present cloth in two shillings, although the latter was intended primarily for libraries.... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 145704
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. India.London : 1931
First edition, wrappered issue, of this collection of Churchill's speeches on India, its place within the British Empire, and its potential self-governance.
The 1930s are characterized as Churchill's wilderness years, with his unrelenting opposition to Hitler being seen as main cause for his ostracism. However "another, and earlier reason lay... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 143440
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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, Thoughts and Adventures is a collection of magazine and newspaper journalism written in the same lighter, informal style as My Early Life, covering his early political career and service on the Western Front (with a near-silence on Gallipoli).
Its success... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 145884
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Economic Crisis.Boston : 1932
First and only printing of the entirety of this timely speech, together with the questions and discussion which followed; an excellent copy, and highly uncommon. As noted by Cohen, Rhodes James publishes "a small part only" of the address in the Collected Speeches (V, pp 5132-3), this thus being the only printing of the complete speech.
Churchill... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 143715
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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.London : 1933-8
First editions, first impressions, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of vol. I: "Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill September 1938", along with a loosely-inserted presentation slip on Chartwell letterhead typed "With Mr. Winston Churchill's compliments".
Churchill's biography of the first Duke of Marlborough, his ancestor who... Learn More£4,750.00Stock Code: 145889
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Marlborough.London : 1933-1938
First editions, first impressions, in a handsome binding. "Marlborough: his Life and Times took its place at once among the classics of historical writing. As the story of his ancestor's leadership of a grand alliance to prevent the domination of the continent by a single power, it was also a source of inspiration to Churchill in his campaign against... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 139225
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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 and... 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. The Great War.London : 1934
The first illustrated edition of The World Crisis, rechristened The Great War, in the deluxe half morocco binding.
Working with astonishing speed and energy, Churchill produced this mammoth history of the First World War in the aftermath of electoral defeat. The work, first published without illustrations from 1923 to 1931, deals with his reorganization... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 145870
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Great Contemporaries.London : 1937
First edition, first impression. Great Contemporaries is "an important part of the canon and belongs in every library" (Langworth). On receiving his advance copy, Neville Chamberlain wrote to Churchill:"How you can go on throwing off these sparkling sketches with such apparent ease & such sustained brilliance, in the midst of all your other occupations... Learn More£1,875.00Stock Code: 143031
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Arms and the Covenant.London, : 1938
First edition, first impression. Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 137946
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Step by Step 1936-1939.London : 1939
First edition, first impression. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 76498
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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. Step by Step 1936-1939.London : 1939
First edition, first impression. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 82601
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. [The War Speeches, comprising:]London : 1941-46
First editions, first impressions. A handsomely bound set. Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 132870
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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. 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 the First World War, and... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 145879
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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£2,500.00Stock Code: 136420
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Step by Step 1936-1939.London : 1948
First published in 1939. A handsomely bound copy of Churchill's weekly commentaries, originally published in the Evening Standard and syndicated throughout Europe, arguing against appeasement. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 145530
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Great Contemporaries.London : 1948
First published in 1937. A handsomely bound copy. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 145510
