The World Crisis 6 volumes complete, each inscribed to Charles Hughes
London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-37, (ICS A31). Item #20015 More
London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-37, (ICS A31). Item #20015 More
Harrap, London, 1933-1938, Signed limited edition. Printed on the first edition plates, with a special verso to the half title of volume I . Bound in full orange morocco by Leighton Straker, 5 raised spine bands, spine blocked gilt with short title, author, vol and year. Front board blocked with..... Item #36600 More
Cassell., London, 1958, 1st edition, The first English edition of vol. IV The Great Democracies. Bound in smooth dark red cloth with gilt titles, top edges stained red, lots of maps and diagrams, but no photos. Inscribed in black ink on the half-title page: To Bernie from Winston March 1958..... Item #36606 More
NA, This pre-war photograph shows Churchill and Stanley Baldwin seated at the table in the Cabinet Office at Downing Street. The impish look on Churchill's face is priceless. Image size is about 14 x 11 inches. Both Baldwin and Churchill have signed on the mount below the image, and the..... Item #30977 More
Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927, 1st editions, Books are clean Very Good copies with bright gilt, minimal wear and no spotting. Both are inscribed on the free endpaper: Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill for Arthur Meighen Nov. 1919. Arthur Meighe (1874-1960) was a Canadian statesman who served as Prime Minister in..... Item #36643 More
Harrap, London, 1933-1938, 1st editions, Churchill’s monumental biography of his great ancestor, John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough. Thoroughly researched in the family archives at Blenheim Palace, and assisted by several research assistants, this work was published in 4 volumes in 1933, 34, 36, 38 respectively. The first trade edition..... Item #36601 More
Thornton Butterworth, London, 1923-1931, first editions. A complete set of six volumes of THE WORLD CRISIS, all first editions, signed by Churchill in vol. II. On the blank leaf after the free endpaper “From Winston S. Churchill Jan. 1924”. Vol I has some splits in cloth at spine ends. Vol..... Item #20395 More
Macmillan, London, 1941, Macmillan bought the rights to several Churchill titles when Thornton Butterworth folded in 1940, and apparently the plates also. There were three impressions during the war and the setting is identical to the 1930’s editions including the folding maps. Thinner wartime paper. Bound in dark blue cloth..... Item #50081 More
Thornton Butterworth, London, 1940, This later impression produced to cash in on the popularity of the new Prime Minister. Bound like the last keystone edition in pale lilac cloth, gilt stamped only on spine. 392 pages, index, illustrated with photos maps and drawings. Book is clean, unworn, spine unfaded, gilt..... Item #50096 More
Cassell, London, 1948-54, 1st editions, Complete set of English first printings all in correct dutwrappers. Signed in black ink on the title page: Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1956. Books have some edges spots and fading of the red page tops. Dustwrappers have edge wear and sunning of the red..... Item #34876 More
Cassell, London, 1946, 1st edition. The Seventh and final volume of the war speeches. Publishes five speeches that were initially delivered to the House in Secret Session and thus unpublished at the time. Slimmer than the other volumes but same series binding light blue cloth. 96 pages. The dustwrapper is..... Item #50136 More
This vintage press photo shows Churchill getting off a BEA plane in NIce on the French Riviera in January 1957. Image size 6 x 8 inches, signed on the image bottom centre in clear black ink. (e). Item #33276 More
This is a print of a painting of Churchill, signed by Churchill on the image to lower right. It is framed and taped to the back of the frame is a secretarial letter from 1950 returning picture "signed as requested." Overall size 13 x 15.5 inches. (e)... Item #35188 More
Scribners, NY, 1930, 2nd impsn. The second printing of the first American edition of Churchill’s autobiography, identified by the lack of a “A” code on the copyright page, Bound in a smooth red cloth which has proved very prone to fading on the spine. 377 pages, illustrated with photos, maps..... Item #36549 More
Scribner’s, NY, 1949, hardcover. Third impression of this edition, now bound in bright red cloth, gilt on spine. Signed in ink on the title page: "I wish you every good thought. Winston" The use of his Christian name only was normally reserved for only closest of friends, although in this..... Item #32941 More
Scribners, NY, 1941, hardcover. First printing of the third American edition of Churchill’s autobiography. Bound in grey cloth with gilt titles. Book is clean and unworn, dustwrapper darkened on spine, wear at edges. Signed in ink on the title page WS CHURCHILL. (ICS A37e). Item #25769 More
Pimlico, London, 2003, The publisher issued a small run of 100 copies bound in full blue leather, all signed by the author, that quickly sold out. Issue price was £60.00, three times the cloth edition. The contents are the same as the normal trade edition. Compared this to the 1225..... Item #50188 More