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— Mark Twain
Winston Churchill
![[Correspondence with the Duke of Marlborough concerning an affair between Edith Finch, Lady Aylesford, and George Spencer-Churchill, later the 8th Duke]. Robert Harding MILWARD, Gerald LEACH, transcriber.](/pictures/thumb/49567.jpg?v=1510230275)
[Correspondence with the Duke of Marlborough concerning an affair between Edith Finch, Lady Aylesford, and George Spencer-Churchill, later the 8th Duke].
None. 1876-1890. ORIGINAL LEDGER WITH COPIED MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE DUKE'S BIRMINGHAM SOLICITOR. Quarto (29 x 24cm), with letters written in black ink to a single side of 214 numbered leaves, out of a total of 1000. Delicate leaves akin to tracing paper. In original tan half calf with dark... 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
The Legion Book. With contributions by Churchill, Kipling, Huxley, Wodehouse, Sapper, etc.
London: Cassell and co., 1929. Quarto. Bound in red buckram with gilt titles to spine, front and bottom edges uncut, top edge stained red. With twelve half-tone illustrations by promient artists. Binding is tight, with slight bumping to corners, as well as top and tail of spine, but otherwise good... More
Action this Day. Working with Churchill.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1968. PROOF COPY, published 1969; Octavo; pink card covering; including contributions from Lord Normanbrook, John Colville, Sir John Martin, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Ian Jacob, Ian Bridges and Sir Leslie Rowan; pp. 272; spine slightly creased, otherwise a fine copy, wrapped in plastic. More