London Hamlyn for the Library of Imperial History, 1973.

Centenary Limited Edition

Thirty-eight volumes

8vo., illustrated with photographic plates and maps, armorial device to upper covers, gilt lettering, all all edges gilt,

Each volume preserved in the original green slip-case with gilt armorial device.

The only complete collected works of Britain’s most famous 20th century statesman, comprising all fifty of Churchill’s published titles, complete with the four volumes of Collected Essays published later in 1976.

See appendix to Cohen, Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, Volume I (pp. 1098-1104):

The print run never exceeded 2,000 copies and only 1,750 sets were ever published. Moreover, it appears that these were only
bound as ordered.

These books were issued and distributed to each subscriber as they were printed. A bookplate with the subscriber’s name and subscription number is on the front paste-down of each volume.

This set, No. 335, belonged to A. Abaela (sp?)

Similar shelf appearance to the 8 Vol Set: The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, however they were bound in cream morocco leather.

Condition: Fine

Cohen AA1.1-34

Item #328