Second World War in French

Author: Winston S. Churchill

Signed by the author: Winston Churchill

La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale.Paris: Libraire Plon, Paris, 1948–53

First French Editions, 6 volumes only of the complete set. Each volume signed or inscribed by the author.

6 volumes only, of 12.
Lacking v.1 pt.2, v.2 pt.2, v.3 pt.1, v.4 pt.1, v.5 pt.2 and v.6 pt.2,
Octavo
Original paper wrappers printed in red and black.

vol. 1 pt. 1: Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill 1948
vol. 2 pt. 1: Inscribed to Emery Reves 1949
vol. 3 pt. 2: Winston S. Churchill 1950
vol. 4 pt. 2: W S Churchill
vol. 5 pt. 1: W S Churchill
vol. 6 pt. 1: Winston S. Churchill1955

Emery Reves was Churchill’s literary agent. Reves had been instrumental in promoting Churchill’s pre-war international profile by the world-wide syndication of many of his prophetic articles during the late 1930’s. Their association blossomed again after the WWII when Reves negotiated the sale of the US rights for Churchill’s upcoming voluminous work The Second World War, and purchased the international rights himself, selling serialization to twenty-seven newspapers across the globe and securing book rights in eleven European countries. Churchill said of this feat, “I am sure that no one could have done it except Reves who buzzed around the world for nearly a year making contracts.” They subsequently worked closely together on the book itself, Reves having what Martin Gilbert has described as “considerable editorial input”.

An exceptional presentation association.

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