Painting as a Pastime.

CHURCHILL, [Sir] Winston Spencer (1874-1965).

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 frontispiece. Contents clean, no ink names, a little spotting to edges and prelims, jacket with some expected rubbing and a few small nicks and tears. Although Churchill may be best remembered for his politics, painting and art was also an important part of his life. In this book, Churchill explains why he paints and the importance of art as both a method of relaxation and way to distract himself from the demands of leadership. 'Painting as a Pastime' was a two-part essay originally published in The Strand Magazine (Christmas 1921-2), then as two separate essays in 'Thoughts and Adventures' (1932) as 'Hobbies' and 'Painting as a Pastime'. The present volume represents the FIRST SEPARATE EDITION in book-form. Item #75076

Price: £275.00