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Guide
to Books written by Sir Winston Churchill
THE
PEOPLE'S RIGHTS |
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PEOPLE'S RIGHTS is the scarcest Churchill first edition
after the two great rarities. It is a collection of his
speeches on topics such as free trade, a balanced budget,
and a graduated income tax. The first
edition was published in 1910 as a paperback
with yellow wraps. It was printed on cheap acidic paper
and most copies are heavily browned and often starting
to crumble. Published simultaneously was a hardbound
version in dark red cloth, which is quite scarce.
There were two states, the second has a second appendix
in place of the index. Please note that both states are
true first editions, and it is extreme hair-splitting
to worry about the precedence. As it was really a political
pamphlet, few copies were saved. The price should really
be higher than Malakand or River War, and it may get there
in future. Fortunately there was a reprint in 1970, by
Cape in London and Taplinger
in New York, but even that is now seldom seen. For those
needing to read the text, I have issued a volume containing
this
and 4 other scarce early works |
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