All Books, Pamphlets & Leaflets
"One of the Largest Private Collections to Come on the Market"
PLEASE NOTE:
All Books includes Winston Churchill plus other authors.
Books by Churchill includes books of Churchill’s Speeches.
Books Signed include all signed books, primarily Winston Churchill but others, including F. M. Montgomery, Martin Gilbert, Randolph Churchill etc.
Books Signed & Inscribed are a subset of All Books.
Contributions includes books with a Foreword, Introduction, Eulogy etc. written by Winston Churchill (typically Woods / Cohen B items)
The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill
$250 – Redburn A10, Zoller A10
A 32-page pamphlet, by John Maynard Keynes which is highly critical of Churchill’s decision to go on the gold standard. Of particular interest to collectors of Churchill, Keynes, & the Hogarth Press (owned by Leonard and Virginia Woolf). Scarce, fragile, and important.
My Early Life – Proof Copy
$350
Proof copy of Volume I of The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill. 1973. Subscribers uncorrected proof copy, sent out to initial subscribers. This copy was sent to N.H.Buckley as a sample of the quality of the production, to be returned to The Library of Imperial History.
In the Balance: W. Churchill, Cassell 1951
SOLD
$195 – Woods/ICS A130(a), Cohen A255.1
Author: Winston Churchill. Contains 58 speeches and broadcasts by Winston Churchill between 26th January 1949 and 14th December 1950. First edition rebound in full red Morocco, all edges gilt.
Palestine – Includes Winston Churchill Letter 1921
$200
64 page pamphlet, library bound: Page 64. No.5. reprints a letter from Winston Churchill, The Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Palestine 21st September 1921.
The Turn of the Tide & Triumph in the West
$195
2 Vols. A Study based on The Diaries and Autobiographical Notes of Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. 2 Vols by Arthur Bryant.
Sir Winston Churchill’s Life Through His Paintings
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$450 – #706 of 1500 copies. Zoller 316
A magnificent, oversized book documenting more than 500 of Churchill’s painting. Each painting is accompanied with relevant text, providing a huge resource of background information per painting. The title says it all…
Battle of Britain Souvenir Booklet
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$120 – Foreword by Winston Churchill
BATTLE OF BRITAIN WEEK 1948 September 13th – September 19th. A 16-page souvenir booklet along with a 4-page detailed programme of the events for Battle of Britain Day. The Royal Air Force Association, Silloth Branch.
Sir Winston Churchill State Funeral: Menzies, Bader
SOLD
$1,000 – 2 books, both signed by Signed by Douglas Bader
2 Books: Sir Robert Menzies’ Eulogy delivered at Sir Winston Churchill’s Funeral & Douglas Bader’s book Fight For The Sky. These books are grouped together because they are both signed by Douglas Bader, the author of Fight For The Sky Authentic Signatures of Douglas Bader.
Stemming the Tide, Cassell 1953
$195 – Woods A137a, Cohen A264.1
Author: Winston Churchill. Contains 52 speeches by Winston Churchill from 7th February 1951 to 11th December 1952. First edition rebound in full red Morocco, all edges gilt.
Europe Unite, Cassell 1950
$195 – Woods/ICS A128(a), Cohen A246.1
Winston S. Churchill. Contains 52 speeches by Winston Churchill from January 31st, 1947, to December 10th, 1948. First edition rebound in full red Morocco, all edges gilt.
My Years With Churchill by N. McGowen
$175 – Zoller A200
First Edition rebound in full red Morocco with all edges gilt. Author: Norman McGowan, Churchill’s valet. The only servant to write an inside account about experiences of working for Churchill.
Sir Winston Churchill Master of Courage
$175 – Zoller: A187
Author: Princess Marthe Lucie Bibesco. 1st English Edition. The true first edition was written in French with 3 chapters not in the English edition; but the English edition has a chapter not in the French edition. A fine copy, rebound in full red Morocco with all edges gilt
Winston Churchill by Lewis Broad
$175 Zoller A36g
Winston Churchill, Architect of Victory and Peace. Considerably revised & extended from the original 1941 edition. A very nice copy which has been rebound in a full red Morocco binding with all edges gilt.
Churchill Speech: Churchill’s First Speech as Prime Minister
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$1,250 – Cohen A120
Delivered May 13th 1940, Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Sweat & Tears” speech to the House of Commons: Churchill’s first speech as P.M. Protected in custom made chemise and solander case…
Le Secret de Churchill
$75 – Redburn R285, Zoller Z368
Subtitled: Vers la Troisieme Guerre Mondiale – 1945… Dzelepy, E.N. Paris, Le Pavillon, 1972. The author blames Churchill for the Third World war, starting in 1945. Text in French. Scarce foreign title.
Portraits and Appreciations: Brendan Bracken
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$125 – Woods B57/2, Cohen B160
Brendan Bracken 1901-1958 – Portraits and Appreciations. Privately published after Bracken’s untimely death at the age of 57. With Winston Churchill’s Tribute to Brendan Bracken plus many others…
Was Wollte Churchill auf dem Balkan?
$150 – Redburn 29/1, Zoller 55
What Did Churchill Want in the Balkans? Scarce Nazi propaganda book. 8 x 10 inches, 25 pages, card covers, detailed map on coated paper in center. Text in German.
Mr. Churchill and the Church
$140 – Zoller 22
This scarce pamphlet by Lloyd Cole, published in 1940, analyses various statements made by Churchill in light of religious teachings. Second Edition. Privately printed…
Clementine Churchill by Mary Soames (Inscribed Copy)
$120 – Inscribed by the Author: Mary Soames
Clementine Churchill by Her Daughter. Advance Proof Copy, 1979. Inscribed for Marvin Nicely. With a compliments slip laid in from the publisher, Cassell. Soft Cover
Savrola
$150 – Woods A3d, Cohen A3.6.a
SAVROLA by Winston S. Churchill. Sevenpenny Library 1915. Hodder & Stoughton [London]
I Was a Spy – with Foreword by W. Churchill
$100 – Woods B20, Cohen B50. Foreword by Winston Churchill
A fascinating story of a very brave woman who worked behind the German lines as a spy. Hardcover book with (very rare) dustjacket. 2-page foreword by Winston Churchill…
Savrola – Churchill’s Only Novel
$100
Savrola – A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania by Winston Churchill. Random House, NY. 1956. second US edition features a new foreword by the author Winston Churchill. Splendid pictorial dust jacket…
Pol Roger Cuvee: Sir Winston Churchill Champagne
$2500
An impressive gift for the Churchill connoisseur: 3 bottles Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill in original boxes, a stunning, heavy ice bucket and a fine copy of the 1999 book Pol Roger and Co. Epernay by Cynthia Parzych, John Turner and Michael Edwards.
Winston Churchill by H. Pelling – Easton Press
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$100 – Easton Press
“Winston Churchill” Two-Volume Leather-Bound Set. Published by Easton Press, 1991. A fine set. Full maroon leather binding with raised spine bands, gilt decoration. Printed on archival quality paper, all edges gilt…
The Boer War – Easton Press
$200
Author: W. Churchill. Easton Press. This modern printing combines the full text of Churchill’s two 1900 books on the Boer War (London to Ladysmith, and Ian Hamilton’s March) into a single volume. A mint copy in the original shrink wrap without dustjacket as issued.