All Books, Pamphlets & Leaflets
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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)
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Reprint Society 1944
$50
The Reprint Society, London, 1944. A nicely produced edition for members of this book club. Smaller than firsts at 5″x7.5″. Bound in cream cloth, titles in shiny gilt on a black spine label.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Odhams 1965
$60
This 1965 Odhams impression introduced a new binding style:
Boards – smooth bright red cloth, blocked gilt and black. All edges-stained red.
Dustjacket – unique for this 1965 printing. White with red and black printing, unclipped.
My Early Life by Churchill: 1st American
$175 – Woods A37(b2),
Cohen A91.2.b
A Roving Commission – My Early Life. Scribner: First American Edition, second printing (1930). A very good copy in a FINE reproduction dust jacket.
De Unge Aar ( My Early Life in Danish)
$250 – 4 Versions of Churchill’s Book, My Early Life Translated in to Danish
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Danish editions of My Early Life by Winston Churchill. Published in 1931, 1945, 1948 & 1949 resp.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Scribners
$125
Scribners, NY, no date, but copyright 1958. The Hudson River Edition, published in the 1970’s. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with only a small closed tear to the bottom of the dustjacket.
Bernskubrek Og Æskuprek ( My Early Life in Icelandic)
$150 – 1st Translation in Icelandic
Reykjavik, Snælandsútgáfan, 1944. Not mentioned by Cohen: this title came in both hardcover and unbound, i.e., a full-size softcover. To further complicate matters, the hardcover is seen in both a medium brown cloth and a dark red shade.This copy is bound in the medium brown cloth.
Mes Aventures de Jeunesse (My Early Life in French)
$150 – 1st French Edition
Payot, Paris, 1937. This first French edition was published in light green card covers, 359 pages, a few maps. A fine copy in the original glassine protection cover; pages are unopened…
My Early Life by W. Churchill – 1st American Signed
$5,500 – Signed by Winston Churchill. Woods A37(b2), Cohen A91.2.b
First American Edition, second printing (1930) signed “Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill” (in ink on the flyleaf) along with a previous owner’s signature. A vg+ copy in original dust jacket, protected in a full red Morocco book like solander case…
My Early Life by W. Churchill: 3rd Keystone Printing
$400
The 3rd Keystone Library printing of Churchill’s autobiography. The same setting and binding style as the first edition, but cloth is a lilac shade, and the front cover lacks the titling.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: 1st Keystone Edition
$600 – Woods A37a, Cohen A91.3.a
Thornton Butterworth. 1934. First English Keystone Library Edition (First Impression). Inscribed by Randolph S. Churchill to H.R. Knickerbocker.
My Early Life, A Roving Commission
$45
Scribner’s, NY, 1963? Scribner’s reprinted this title several times in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Most often seen are the paperback versions, but there were also hardcover versions, this being one of them.
Mein Frühen Jahre (My Early Life in German by W. Churchill)
$150
Hardcover bound in white cloth stamped in gold, black, and raised embossing. This is no. 48 in a series of Nobel literature prize winners. Includes the speeches at the presentation of the award in 1953.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Folio Society
$100
A new deluxe edition released in 2007 from the Folio Society. Hardcover bound in tan buckram lithographed on cover and spine with images from Churchill’s life. As New Book in slipcase.
A Roving Commission (My Early Life) by W. Churchill
$200 – Woods/ICS A37(c.2), Cohen A91.5.b, Langworth p.138
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. Second U.S. issue, second printing. Churchill’s autobiography, covering the years of his life from 1874 to his early years in Parliament. This U.S. edition was published 1940…
My Early Life by W. Churchill: 1st Edn
$3500 – Woods A37(aa), Cohen A91.1.a. Langworth p.131; Woods A37(ab2), Cohen A91.1,d; Woods A37(ab3), Cohen A91.1.e; Woods A37(ab4), Cohen A91.1.f; Woods A37(ab5), Cohen A91.1.g; Woods A37(ab6), Cohen A91.1
Six impressions of the Thornton Butterworth First Edition of My Early Life, all with fine replica dustjackets. Great shelf appearance…
My Early Life by Winston Churchill: 1st English Keystone
$800 – Cohen A91.3.a, Woods A37a
February 1934, First English Keystone Library Edition (First Impression) Thornton Butterworth Ltd. [London]. A near fine copy in dustjacket…
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Thornton Butterworth, 1st Edn
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$850 – Woods A37a.6, Cohen A91.1.h
Thornton Butterworth. First edition, 6th printing London, 1940. Bound like the last Keystone Library edition in pale lilac cloth, gilt stamped on spine. Complete original dust jacket which is unique to this 1940 printing with a red half tone full head and shoulders portrait of Churchill.
My African Journey – 1st Edn
$6,000 – Woods A12, Cohen A27.3, Langworth p81
This is the rare variant First Edition with card wraps in custom full red morocco clamshell book-like box…
Churchill Speech Broadcast: May 10, 1942
$300 – Woods A88/1, Cohen A169-2
The pamphlet: Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, broadcast May 10, 1942. British Library of Information edition. “Churchill’s Report on the War” 11pp.
Wall Street: Histoire de la Bourse de New-York
$200 – Not in Woods, Cohen B40
Wall Street: Histoire De La Bourse De New-York Des Origines A 1930. Contains a preface by Winston Churchill, which is not present in the English edition. Payot, Paris, 1930. Usual French card covers, 234 pages, index, large fold out graph at end. Protected in custom-made solander case…
Join The New Commonwealth – Message from Churchill
$275 – Woods A40/2, Cohen A103/1
Blank pamphlet printed on both sides urging readers to join The New Commonwealth. Subscriber’s postcard still attached…
Churchill Speech Broadcast by The Prime Minister: April 27, 1941
$300 – Woods A70, Cohen A145
The pamphlet: Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, broadcast April 27, 1941. British Library of Information edition. “Churchill’s Report on the War” 8pp.
Churchill Speech: To The Pilgrim Society, March 18, 1941
$250 – Woods A68, Cohen A144
1941 Speech by The Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill: To the Pilgrim Society
Churchill Speech: To The Pilgrims, Jan 9, 1941
$250 – Woods A65, Cohen A139
The pamphlet: Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, broadcast Jan. 9th, 1941. British Library of Information edition. To The Pilgrims. Speech to the Pilgrims in London announcing the appointment of Lord Halifax as Ambassador to the USA. 4pp.
Churchill Speech: Navy Estimates
$650 – Woods A51, Cohen A117
Navy Estimates: Statement by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons on the 27th February, 1940