Lord Randolph Churchill
Macmillan, London, 1906, hardcover. Churchill’s first biographic work, a well received study of his father. This TIMES BOOK CLUB issue was bound from sheets of the first edition in a cheaper medium red cloth, gilt titles on spine only, with Times Book Club logo at base of spine. 564 and 531 pages, index, total of 18 illustrations, some in colour. All edges trimmed. A cheap edition that sold at 7s instead of the 36s of the firsts. Covers have a mottled appearance, spines sunned, bindings tight, owner name labels on free endpapers, a few scattered spots on edges. This edition was unattractive when new and does not age well. Despite all the flaws, this is one of the best sets I have seen. (A8ab). Item #50054
Price: $115.00