New York: Scribner's Magazine, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice first published appearance of Churchill's alternative eleven-page history speculating on the course of history had Lee been victorious at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Churchill's history was one of a series of speculative history articles by well-known..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A beautiful set of Churchill's magnum opus, scarce in original wooden box, with one 1st printing (V) and the others very early printings. Six volumes complete in original dust jackets. Red cloth. Square Tight Bindings..... More
New York & London: Charles Scribner's Sons, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-1931. 1st Edition. 8vo. An exceptional 1st Edition set of all six volumes of Churchill's WW I masterpiece, luxuriously rebound in half green morocco over marbled-paper covered boards. This set is a mixture of four American editions and two..... More
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933-1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Beautiful 1st Edition set of this scarce Churchill title, the seminal work on Churchill's famous ancestor, widely regarded as one of the two best military commanders in British history (Wellington). All four volumes are 1st Editions..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome yeoman's 1st Edition copy of this desirable Winston Churchill memoir, widely regarded as his most entertaining work, and in the scarce 1st State, with 11 titles listed on the verso of the half-title page. In this work, Churchill covers his..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2000. 8vo. A lovely six-volume special edition of Churchill's iconic history of WW II. Half brown cloth over front photographically illustrated front board. Black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Lacking slipcases. Overall a quite attractive set. More
New York & Toronto: Little Brown & Co., McClelland & Stewart, 1941-1946. 8vo. A quite scarce complete seven-volume set of Churchill's War Speeches, including Blood, Sweat and Tears, and the scarcest of the seven, 'The Dawn of Liberation, which had a comparatively very small 1st Printing. SIx of..... More
Dodd, Mead & Co., 1956-01-01. Hardcover. A very nice 1950s book club edition of this seminal Churchill history. Four volumes complete. All four bindings in Very Good condition. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors. Mild edge wear. Jackets with mild rubbing and edge wear with a couple of the spines with..... More