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Marlborough: 1st English Edn, Inscribed by Churchill

Marlborough by Winston Churchill: First English Edn. 4 Vol Set

Protective Boxes for Churchill's 4 Vol Set: Marlborough, His Life and Times

Winston Churchill's Inscription & Signature to Diston, 1933

Winston Churchill's Inscription & Signature to Diston, 1934

Winston Churchill's Inscription & Signature to Diston, 1936

Marlborough: His Life and Times
First Printings in Dust Jackets

Author: Winston Churchill
Inscribed by the Author, Churchill
Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. London. (Vol 1: 6th October 1933. Vol 2: 22nd October 1934. Vol 3: 23 October 1936. Vol 4: )

Inscribed and dated in the first three volumes over a three year period to his ghostwriter A. Marshal Diston. One volume is inscribed pre-publication date.

Volume 1 inscribed on the front free end paper:
“Inscribed for| Marshall Diston | by | Winston S. Churchill | Chartwell | November 1933.” (Publication date 6th October 1933)

Volume II inscribed on the front free end paper:
“To | A Marshall Diston | from | Winston S. Churchill | Oct 21. 1934.” (Publication date 22nd October 1934)

Volume III inscribed on the front free end paper:
“To | A Marshall Diston | from | Winston S. Churchill | Oct. 1936” (Publication date 23 October 1936)

Adam Marshall Diston (1893-1956) was a WW1 veteran, journalist and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the fascist party under Sir Oswald Mosley. Diston was a literary assistant to Churchill helping him create new articles with material from old articles that he had written. Frederick Woods claimed at least 16 articles attributed to Churchill between 1934 and 1938 were possibly written by Diston.

The set is housed in full crimson morocco book like clamshell cases with the Marlborough coat of arms on the front.

Item #286

Price: $24000

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