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Bible Signed by Churchill – Inscribed to Nurse Larsen 1946
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$5,000 – Signed & Inscribed by Winston Churchill
New Testament inscribed by Churchill to Nurse Larsen, 1946, who cared for him during his hospital stay in 1931 in N.Y. city together with the accompanying letter + envelope…
Marlborough – His Life & Times: Signed by Author, W. Churchill
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$26,000 – Woods A40 (a), Cohen A97.1.a, Langworth p168
First English (limited) edition – 155 copies (150 of which were for sale). This is copy number 45 signed by the author, Winston S Churchill…
Signature Winston Churchill, Signed Photograph by Stoneman + Letter
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$2850 – Signatue of Winston Churchill
A photograph of Winston Churchill (and signed by Churchill) taken by Walter Stoneman. This signed photo was sent to Mr. Harbord together with a letter (included here) in appreciation…
The People’s Rights, Winston Churchill, 1st Edn
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$5,000 – Woods A16aa, Cohen A31.7
The People’s Rights by Winston Churchill. 1910. 1st Edn.
Stored in a protective custom-made box with author /title / publication date in gilt on the spine…
Churchill’s Signature: Navigating Officers’ Visitor Books
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$2,500 – Signed by Winston Churchill + Naval Officers
Two blue leather bound Visitor’s Books recording attendees at the Annual Navigating Officer’s Dinner. These books contain an excellent collection of signatures including Winston Churchill…
Churchill Speech: Surrender of the Belgian Army
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Cohen A123
Speech by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons May 28th, 1940. Preserved in a custom-made green cloth bound chemise with title label on front and then housed in a three quarter bound dark green morocco clamshell book like box with green cloth boards and contrasting red leather title label to spine.
Churchill Speech: Monetary Policy
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$150 – Woods Db44/2, Cohen D62
Monetary Policy – Extracts from Speeches on the Budget Debate: 20th & 21st April, 1932. The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, M.P. The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Horn, M.P. The Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery M.P. HMSO, 12 page pamphlet in self-wrappers.
Churchill Portrait: Mezzotint by Raeburn
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$4,000
A trial proof by the well known artist and engraver Henry Macbeth Raeburn. This print was purchased from the artist’s widow and has been in my collection for over 20 years. Only a few proof copies are known. An intended edition was never actually published.
Winston Churchill: Funeral Memorabilia
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$2,250
This special edition of the 2 pamphlets specially bound in full black leather bindings: Order Of Service & Ceremonial To Be Observed: were given to the Royal Family, the Churchill family & high ranking diplomats who attended Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral on 30th Jan. 1965. This set is preserved in three quarter black morocco clamshell book-like boxes with contrasting red leather title labels and housed together in a black cloth-covered slip case.
History of the English-Speaking Peoples: Churchill
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$1,600 – American First Editions
4 volume set by Winston S. Churchill rebound in unique binding: full dark blue morocco gold lettering to spine and a rampant lion shield onlay to the front boards each in a slip case. Clearly the work of a master binder at Kingsport Press.
Churchill Bronze Bust by Lawrence Ludtke
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$4,000
Bronze bust of Winston Churchill by Lawrence Ludtke. Bust is a good likeness of Winston Churchill. Commissioned by the Dallas book dealer Richard Hazlett in 1993. 150 copies were made. Mounted on green marble with a wooden base with a black plate displaying the Churchill crest…
Churchill Speech: On Making The Financial Statement, 1928
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$1,250 – Cohen A84
Churchill’s Speech from April 24 1928: On Making The Financial Statement, extracted from the Official Report of The Parliamentary Debates. Printed by H.M. Stationary Office. 1928. 36pp.
Churchill Wall Plaque
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$100
V for Victory Wall Plaque. Churchill’s Portrait…
Rebuilding the House of Commons: 3 Books. Churchill’s Signature
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$5,500 – Signed by Winston Churchill + others. Woods D(b)79/2, Woods D(b)70/2, Cohen D132, Cohen D144
3 Books: Select committee on House of Commons (Rebuilding), The Laying of the Foundation Stone of The New Chamber of the House Commons & The Opening of the new Chamber of the HOUSE OF COMMONS 1950. The last book has been signed by Winston Churchill + other dignitaries.
Churchill Pamphlet: The Truth About Hitler
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Woods A41, Cohen A102
Banned in Germany. A very good copy of Churchill’s speech, The Truth About Hitler, preserved in a maroon cloth clamshell box with leather spine label. A scarce pamphlet first printed in the November edition of Strand Magazine in 1935.
The New Examen
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$125 – With Critical Introduction by Winston Churchill. Woods B22, Cohen B53.2
The New Examen, published in 1934, with a Critical Introduction by Winston Churchill. “A Vivid and Entertaining Contribution to Controversial Literature”
Great Contemporaries: 1st Edn
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$1,500 – Woods A43(a), Cohen A105.1.a
First Edition, First State: Book by Winston Churchill beautifully bound by Asprey of Bond Street in full red morocco with gilt tooling to front and rear boards and gilt panelling to spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges.
Great Contemporaries: Revised Edn. 1938
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$950 – Woods A43(b), Cohen A105.3.a
Second (Revised) Edition, 1st Printing with 4 Additional Biographies by Churchill. Originally published with 21 essays this revised edition adds 4. Lord Fisher, Charles Stewart Parnell, Lord Baden-Powell & Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Each biography is accompanied with a portrait.
Great Contemporaries: Inscribed by Churchill
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Inscribed & Signed by Winston Churchill
Superb Author’s Presentation Copy. Contains biographies of 22 men Churchill considered to be the greatest figures of the time. Originally published in 1938, MacMillan republished this book in 1943. Churchill’s had these Presentation Copies made to present to his staff at No. 10 at the end of WWII in 1945.
Prelude to Victory: Introduction by Winston Churchill
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$950 – Inscribed by the Author. Introduction by Winston Churchill. Woods B33, Cohen B67
Churchill, in his introduction, describes this book as “one of the best books which have been written about the Great War”. First Edition.
The Mahdi of Allah: Introduction by Winston Churchill
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$1,350 – Introduction by Winston Churchill. Woods B17, Cohen B 47.1
The Story of the Dervish Mohammed Ahmed. First English Edition. First Edition with Churchill’s introduction, originally published in German. Preserved in custom-made red quarter morocco, book-like Solander case…
Signatures: Winston Churchill. D. Eisenhower & F.M. Montgomery
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$6,000 – Signed by Dwight Eisenhower, F. M. Montgomery & Winston Churchill
Rare Christmas Menu with original, handwritten signatures of Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery & Dwight Eisenhower. Christmas Dinner at the H.Q. of the British Army of the Rhine in Herford, Germany, 1945.
Churchill’s Speech: Address Before Congress, 26 Dec. 1941
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$2,000 – From Winston Churchill’s Library. Woods A84(c), Cohen A163.7
Churchill’s copy of his Speech, “An Address” before joint sessions of Congress on Dec 26, 1941. His bookplate is on the front pastedown. Housed in a custom three quarter red morocco clamshell box with marbled boards…
INDIA by Churchill: 1st American
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$250
Deluxe Version, Limited Edition. Cohen A92.2.a
First American Edition of the book, INDIA, with 10 of Churchill’s speeches. The Deluxe Version was issued without a dust jacket – the one shown here is from a standard edition book (which were issued with dust jackets.)
Churchill Speech: Dorchester Hotel
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$850 – Woods A42, Cohen A 103
Speech delivered by Winston Churchill (President, British Section) at a 1936 meeting of The New Commonwealth at the Dorchester Hotel, London.