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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.
Chartwell
Churchill War Rooms
Blenheim Palace
Painting as a Pastime.
London: Odhams Press, 1948. [Churchill and Politics] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[2] 32 [36]. With 15 leaves of colour illustrations, and a black and white frontispiece. Recently rebound in green half oasis morocco, with gilt titles to spine, matching green cloth sides, sewn endbands. A...... More
Painting as a Pastime.
London: Odhams Press Limited and Ernest Benn Limited, 1948. [Churchill] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.32; [32]. Publisher's light green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, dust-jacket with printed price of 10s 6d. With eighteen unpaginated colour plates to the rear, black and white photographic..... More
Savrola.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915. [Literature] VINTAGE COPY. Octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.260. With a black and white illustrated frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth, with black titles to spine and blind embossed publisher's logo and other decorations to upper. Quite heavily browned throughout, with a little light wear to cloth. Very..... More
Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1900. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.ix; [1]; 345; [3]. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark green oasis morocco over publisher's original gilt-titled cloth covers. Some light spotting, exterior as new. Near fine. Churchill's first and only novel. WOODS, Frederick, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Sir..... More
Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1900. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.ix; [1]; 345; [3]. Elegantly hand-bound in full navy blue oasis morocco, with marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, publisher's original gilt-titled cloth covers bound in at rear. Some light marking to pp.335, 345 else contents very clean..... More
The Second World War and An Epilogue on the Years 1945-1957.
London: Cassell, 1963. [Military History] FOURTH EDITION, R.A.F. PRIZE-BINDING. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4]; xviii; 1033; [9], blank. Contemporary green half morocco, blue cloth over boards with the gilt R.A.F. crest to upper and gilt titles to spine. Maps throughout, blue endpapers, top edge gilt. With a prize bookplate to..... More
The Second World War. The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1950-1954. [Military history] SIR HAROLD ATCHERLEY'S SET. Volume one a third edition, the remaining volumes all 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..... More
The Second World War. The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER 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 green half morocco, with gilt titles and..... More
The Second World War. The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-54. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. 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. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; top edges pink..... More
The Second World War. The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.
London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-54. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions, with PUBLISHER'S BROADSIDE announcing the publication of the final volume. 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. Publisher's..... More
Set the People Free. A broadcast talk by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, O.M., C.H., M.P., 14th February, 1948.
London: the Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 1948. [Speech] RARE PAMPHLET. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.8. Publisher's white and pale blue card covers, stapled; titles and illustration to front cover. Minor handling, covers remain bright, two faint tape ghosts to first and final leaves, staples not rusted. Near fine. Churchill..... More
A Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons. August 20th 1940.
Baynard Press, August 1940. [Second World War] FIRST PRINTING. Slim pamphlet (25 x 16cm) pp.16. Grey card covers titled in dark red, bound with two staples. A touch of light spotting internally, with a black ink spot to lower fore-edge and back cover. Covers show moderate toning and spotting, with..... More
A Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons. August 20th 1940.
Baynard Press, August 1940. [Second World War] FIRST PRINTING. Slim pamphlet (25 x 16cm) pp.16. Grey card covers titled in dark red, bound with two staples. Toned throughout, otherwise internally clean. Moderate toning and spotting to covers, with minimal oxidation to staples, and light wear to edges. Very good. A...... More
Thoughts and Adventures.
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1932. [Political Autobiography] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.320. With a black and white photographic portrait of the author at work on a painting, and a handful of in-text illustrations. Bound in dark green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and lions..... More
War Speeches 1940-1945.
London: Cassell and Company, 1946. [History] FIRST EDITION. Collected speeches, a paperback original. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.x, 271. Half-tone frontispiece photo, light blue paper wraps with integral flaps, priced at 5s. Printed on war economy standard paper which has some inevitable tanning, spine a little creased, joints rather rubbed..... More
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The World Crisis 1911-1915. [Two volumes].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927, 1923. [Military history] Mixed printings/reprints, volumes 1 and 2. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Illustrated with black and white plates and folding maps. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. Some spotting/toning to edges and endpapers, volume two with two bookplates/labels to pastedown, neat contemporary ink..... More
The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes, including: 1911-1914; 1915; 1916-1918 Part I; 1916-1918 Part II; The Aftermath; The Eastern Front].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS. 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. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spines. Crisp, clean copies showing some..... More
The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes, including: 1911-1914; 1915; 1916-1918 Part I; 1916-1918 Part II; The Aftermath; The Eastern Front].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-31. [Military history] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Complete in 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 navy half morocco, with..... More
The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes, including: 1911-1914; 1915; 1916-1918 Part I; 1916-1918 Part II; The Aftermath; The Eastern Front].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-31. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Complete in 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 c.1980s in full blue buckram with..... More
The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Complete in six volumes, including: 1911-1914; 1915; 1916-1918 Part I; 1916-1918 Part II; The Aftermath; The Eastern Front].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-31. [Military history] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Complete in 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 navy half morocco, with..... More
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The World Crisis 1911-1918. [Four volumes].
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927, 1923, 1927, 1927. [Military history] Mixed printings/reprints, volumes 1-4. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Illustrated with black and white plates and folding maps. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. Contents clean, some spotting/toning to edges and endpapers, also to first and final gatherings, bindings rather..... More
The World Crisis 1916-1918. Part I and Part II.
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927. [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Octavo (24 x 16 x 7cm), pp.292; pp.x; 293-590. Illustrated with black and white plates, maps and other inserts, some folding. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spines. With the typographic dust-jackets, priced at 42s for the pair. Spotting..... 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. Good. Published following the landslide victory for the Liberal Party in the 1906 General..... More
Mr. Churchill. A Portrait.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1941. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.347. with sepia-toned frontispiece illustration. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers in illustrated jacket priced 8/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions, edges gently spotted, jacket has a few very light marks. Overall a fine, fresh copy. A most interesting text..... 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. [Magazine] Octavo. pp. 764; 72. Including Churchill's speeches on South Africa and Ireland. In the publisher's morocco-spined cloth over gilt-titled boards, top edge gilt. Binding gently aged, spine lettering a little rubbed; near fine. Published following the landslide victory for the Liberal Party in..... More