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Winston Churchill | First Editions
1874 - 1965
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was one of those people it is difficult to avoid in the rare book world, simply by dint of the fact that he was amazingly prolific, and had an educated opinion on everything.
As well as being Prime Minister of the UK twice, steering Britain to Victory during the dark days of the Second World War, writing more speeches than the entire Roman Senate, being a serving officer in the army, taking a stint as a war correspondent, being a noted historian, a less noted painter (although the island of Madeira loves him), he received the Nobel Prize for Literature and was also the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the USA.
See below our stock of Winston Churchill First Editions, fine bindings, sets, signed copies, and other collectible material.
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![My Early Life [and] Thoughts and Adventures. Winston Spencer CHURCHILL, Sir](/pictures/thumb/58865.jpg?v=1616694424)
My Early Life [and] Thoughts and Adventures.
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1930 and 1932. [Political Autobiography] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 9cm), pp.[2] 392 [2]; pp.[2] 320 [2]. With a black and white photographic frontispiece to each volume, occasional in-text illustrations to 'Thoughts and Adventures,' and sixteen further photographic plates to 'My..... More
Savrola.
London: George Newnes, no date [1908]. [Literature] Newnes Sixpenny Novel edition of Churchill's only novel, being the FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.128. Illustrated with two full-page monochrome plates (frontispiece and front cover). Magazine format, stapled and bound in publishers colour-printed card wraps. Slight toning to contents, a...... More
The Second World War.
London: The Educational Book Company, no date [1955]. [Military history] The Chartwell Edition, THE First Illustrated Edition. Six volumes (25 x 18 x 27cm). The standard binding of red cloth, embossed silhouette of Churchill on a brown leather square to upper boards, gilt titles to brown leather squares to spine..... More
The Second World War.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes, octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in burgundy half morocco with twin air force blue title panels..... More
The Second World War.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. [Military history] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes, octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in navy blue half morocco with twin red title..... More
The Second World War.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. [Military history] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in navy blue half calf, with twin..... More
"What kind of a people do they think we are?" Two historic speeches made by The Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. (1) To the members of both Houses of the United States Congress at Washington on December 26th, 1941, and (2) To the members of the Senate and of the House of Commons at Ottawa on December 30th, 1941.
London: Reprinted from The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, no date [1942]. [War Speeches] A later printing with the price printed as one penny. Quarto pamphlet in paper cover, stapled. pp.8. Browned, with a central horizontal fold; split to spine. Very good. More
Why I am A Free Trader.
London: W. T. Stead, 3 Whitefriars Street 13th April 1905. [Politics / Economics] FIRST EDITION. Pamplet (25 x 15cm), pp.22; [2], ads. Bound in black and white photographic covers, scarce order form on green paper stock remains affixed to upper. Original price One Penny. One-page prefatory notice by editor W...... More
![The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes]. Winston Spencer CHURCHILL, Sir](/pictures/thumb/54558.jpg?v=1587052803)
The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-31. [Military history] SMARTLY BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, a complete set. Six volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 29cm), pp.[8]; 536; pp.557; [3]; pp.292; pp.x; 293-589; [1]; pp.474; [2]; pp.368. With errata slips, illustrated with black and white plates and folding maps. Bound in green half morocco with..... More
The Liberal Magazine vol. 14. A Periodical for the Use of Liberal Speakers and Canvassers: Forming a Political Record for the Year 1906.
London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1907. Including Churchill's speeches on South Africa and Ireland. Octavo. pp. 764; 72. In navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding somewhat loose in places, but complete with index. Published following the landslide victory for the Liberal Party in the 1906 General Election..... More
![An Incident of African History [and] M.I. [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volumes XIII and XIV. Sir H....](/pictures/thumb/49974.jpg?v=1583755546)
An Incident of African History [and] M.I. [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volumes XIII and XIV.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., December 1900 to November 1901. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. In two volumes. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.vi; 754; pp.vi; 714. With frequent photogravure illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt and dark brown titles and decoration to spines and upper boards. Blue ink ownership inscription to..... More
Prelude to Victory.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. First Edition. Octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine; top edge stained red. Dust wrapper has titles in black to front cover and spine, rear cover blank. With an introduction by Winston Churchill, fold-out maps and photographic illustrations. Binding is lightly rubbed..... More
!["Q.Q." Detective Stories [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 68 and 69, numbers 405 to 408, and...](/pictures/thumb/51492.jpg?v=1530544479)
"Q.Q." Detective Stories [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 68 and 69, numbers 405 to 408, and 412 to 413.
London: George Newnes, September 1924 to May 1925. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six parts in their original colour illustrated paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a navy blue quarter morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Wear and small losses to..... More
![Displaced Scholars [in] The Times Literary Supplement. No. 1728. Winston CHURCHILL](/pictures/thumb/59010.jpg?v=1612373707)
Displaced Scholars [in] The Times Literary Supplement. No. 1728.
London: The Times Publishing Company, 14th March 1935. [Literary Newspaper] ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER. Broadsheet (47 x 32cm), pp.149-164. Folded sheets, not bound. Heavily browned, as expected, with a few minor marks and chips to edges. Near fine. Including a letter signed by various members of the Conservative party, including Winston Churchill..... More
Foreign Policy: A Series of Extracts from Ministerial Speeches and Declarations on Foreign Affairs.
London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1912. [Liberal Party Speeches] RARE ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.24. Publisher plain paper covers with a single staple, priced at 1d. Heavily browned and very brittle, split along the spine with chips and some larger losses to edges. A remarkable survival. Very good..... More
The Listener. Vol. XLI No.1047.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 17th February 1949. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.281-320. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including 'Recruiting for the Forces III' by Churchill. More
The Listener. Vol. XLIII No.1096.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 26th January 1950. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.133-176. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including the party political broadcast 'The Conservative Point of View'..... More
The Listener. Vol. XXV No.643.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 8th May 1941. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.649-684. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including 'Poland Will Remain Unconquerable' by Churchill. More
The Listener. Vol. XXXIX No.995.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 19th February 1948. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.281-320. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including the party political broadcast 'The Conservative Case for a...... More
The Listener. Vol. XXII No.571.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 21st December 1939. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.1201-1252. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges, as well as a few chips. Near fine. Including 'The Battle of..... More
The Listener. Vol. XXVII No.684.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 19th February 1942. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.225-256. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Containing 'Into the Storm and Through the Storm' by Churchill..... More
![How the War Began [in] Picture Post. Winston S. CHURCHILL, Eric LINKLATER, Sir](/pictures/thumb/59013.jpg?v=1612373707)
How the War Began [in] Picture Post.
London: The Hulton Press, 5th August 1939. [Photographic Newspaper] ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER. Large tabloid format (35 x 27cm), pp.76. Heavily illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Publisher's photographic paper covers, stapled twice. Internally clean, with some browning to edges. Covers detached, and heavily worn and chipped, especially to spine. Good..... More
![A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My...](/pictures/thumb/58999.jpg?v=1612201523)
A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My Gentle Readers [and] The Parish Magazine [and] The End of Devil Hawker [and] The Last Resource [and] Clemenceau - the Man and the Tiger [and] The Truth about the Ex-Kaiser [and] The Creaking Door [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 80.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1930. [Literary Magazine] THE PASSING OF CONAN DOYLE. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.viii; 700. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges lightly tinted blue. A...... More
The Listener. Vol. XLVI No.1191.
London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 27th December 1951. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.1085-1120. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Containing the King's Christmas Day broadcast, as well as a...... More
The House of Commons and the German Situation. "Friends of Europe" Publications no.23.
London: Friends of Europe, June 1935. [Appeasement] RARE ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.32. Publlisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice. Light wear, and some oxidisation to staples. A remarkably fresh copy. Near fine. A series of speeches given in the House of Commons in May 1935 concerning the rapid..... More
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