London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

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$650 – Woods/ICS A4(bb), Cohen A4.3.a, Langworth p.56. First Canadian Edition
Pictorial cloth boards with crossed Union Flag and White Ensign on the front cover and a red fleur-de-lis on the spine. This is the first of the two books Churchill wrote based on his newspaper despatches he sent from the front in South Africa. Ian Hamilton’s March (Churchill’s 5th published book) is the second book.

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

$475 – Woods/ICS A4a, Cohen A4.1.a, Langworth p.55. English First Edition. New Impression.
This is the first of the two books Churchill wrote based on his newspaper despatches he sent from the front in South Africa. Ian Hamilton’s March (Churchill’s 5th published book) is the second book.

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill

$550 – Woods/ICS A4(b), Cohen A4.2, Langworth p.55. US First Edition
This is the first of the two books Churchill wrote based on his newspaper despatches he sent from the front in South Africa. Ian Hamilton’s March (Churchill’s 5th published book) is the second book.

Sinews of Peace

Sinews of Peace

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$1,600 – Post war speeches by Winston Churchill
A fine copy in the publisher’s special presentation binding of dark blue pebble grain morocco. Scarce in this binding. 1948. First English Edition.

The Unknown War (The Eastern Front)

The Unknown War (The Eastern Front)

$950 – Woods/ICS A31(e), Cohen A69.10, Langworth p.120
First printing in the Keystone Library of The Unknown War (Eastern Front). 1937. Sold new at a reduced price of 5/- instead of the 21/- for the first edition. The content is identical.

The World Crisis 1911-1918

The World Crisis 1911-1918

$175
Unread. As New. 2 vol. set by Winston Churchill in original slipcase. Churchill’s history of the First World War. Hardcovers with bright gilt letter to spine…

The Second World War – Paperback

The Second World War – Paperback

$90
The Second World War –  6 Vol Set in original slipcase. Paperback books, May 9, 1986. Universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction of World War II by Winston Churchill.

The World Crisis

The World Crisis

$500 – Folio Society
London, The Folio Society, 2007. A superb modern edition of Churchill’s WWI history, produced to the standard you would expect from The Folio Society. Books are Fine / As New in the original shrink wrap.

The Great War

The Great War

$450 – Woods/ICS A31(db), Cohen A69.9.c, Langworth p.118
The Great War by Winston Churchill is an abridged and heavily illustrated version of The World Crisis, which was originally issued as 26 fortnightly parts. Most sets were later bound in case bindings which were available from the publishers.

Savrola: Winston Churchill – Scarce Chivers Edn.

Savrola: Winston Churchill – Scarce Chivers Edn.

$250 – Scarce Chivers Edition
This reprint was published for The Library Association and most copies went to Libraries, resulting in a modern rarity. Dark pink cloth. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A true collector’s copy.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force

The Story of the Malakand Field Force

$164 – Easton Press
Churchill’s first published book bound in leather by Easton Press. The binding is in dark green with elaborate gilt decoration. Condition is as new. The book is still in the original shrink wrap hence the reflections in the photos.

La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale

La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale

$800
The Second World War in French. Paris: Libraire Plon, Paris, 1948–53. First French Editions. 6 volumes made into 12 – the complete set. Printed on good quality paper, no doubt produced to be bound.

My African Journey

My African Journey

$150 – Not in Woods, Cohen A27.11 / ICS A12e
Pocket size edition of Churchill’s book, My African Journey. Bound in red leather blocked in decorative gilt with “Churchill” on front board. Heron Books, London, c.1965..

Stemming The Tide

Stemming The Tide

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$175 – Woods A137a, Cohen A264.1
Winston Churchill’s 52 Speeches from 1951 & 1952, 380 pp with dust jacket. English First Edition.

Step By Step

Step By Step

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$1200 – Woods A45a, Cohen A111.1.a
A fine copy of the First English Edition of Churchill’s book, Step By Step, in an unclipped dust jacket. The book is crisp and clean, with bright green cloth and gilt lettering.

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

$750 – Cohen A267.2. 4
The Educational Book Company Ltd, London: 1956-58. The Chartwell Edition, the first illustrated edition of Churchill’s history of Britain, the British Empire, and the United States.

My African Journey: 1st Edition

My African Journey: 1st Edition

$3,000 – Woods ICS: A12(aa), Cohen A27
First Edition. 1908. Hodder & Stoughton, London. Original bright red pictorial cloth with illustration showing hunter in safari gear (presumably Churchill). Housed in a custom-made matching red-maroon morocco book-like clamshell box with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. VG+

Great Contemporaries: Winston Churchill

Great Contemporaries: Winston Churchill

$2,500 – Woods A43(a), Cohen A105.1.a, O’Brien F0212
First Edition, First State, in dust wrapper. Original cloth. The dust wrapper is unclipped, correct first. A fine collector quality copy…