New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. First U.S. edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a splendidly clean jacketed U.S. first edition, only printing – by far the cleanest example of the dust jacket we have ever offered. Published in Britain as Thoughts and Adventures, this is one of..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1994. Full leather. This is a fine, full, twelve-volume set of the Easton Press edition of the Official Biography of Winston Churchill. Begun by Randolph Churchill and completed by Martin Gilbert, Churchill's Official Biography is an epic piece of scholarship about a singularly epic life. The..... More
London: Commissioned from Abbeydale China by Thomas Good & Co., 1964. Limited Edition. This elusive and striking piece of Churchilliana is an elaborate, limited edition, two-piece, covered vase produced in 1964 to commemorate Winston Churchill receiving Honorary Citizenship of the United States. "Honorary Citizenship of the United States of..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, only printing of My African Journey, Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. The first edition is striking, with a vivid..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1991. Full leather. This is a fine, full, six-volume set of the striking Easton Press leather bound edition of the history of the First World War written by the man who led Britain a quarter of a century later as Prime Minister during the Second World..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1991. Full leather. This is a fine, full, six-volume set of the striking Easton Press leather bound edition of the history of the First World War written by the man who led Britain a quarter of a century later as Prime Minister during the Second World..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1995. Full leather. This is a handsome set of the beautiful, leather bound edition of the three volumes of correspondence between Winston S. Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt spanning 1933, the year FDR was inaugurated, to 1945, the year FDR died. Condition is fine. The bindings..... More
Connecticut: Easton Press, Norwalk, 2005. Full leather. This is the leatherbound Easton Press edition of the last book of speeches published by Winston S. Churchill before the Second World War. Condition is truly fine. The binding is pristine, with no wear, blemishes, or flaws. The contents are pristine with a...... More
10 Downing Street, London: 1940. This original Second World War artifact is the final two paragraphs of Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill’s 8 October 1940 speech to the British House of Commons, typed and hand-emended on four pages in Churchill’s distinctive ‘psalm form’, along with a manuscript note from Churchill’s..... More
La Capponcina, Cap d'Ail: 1958. This typed 17 August 1958 letter from Winston S. Churchill to Jock Colville concerns the death of Churchill’s close friend and wartime Minister for Information, Brendan Bracken. Though short and restrained, the letter is a fascinating convergence, touching three great Churchill associations – Colville, Bracken..... More
London and various: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. and various other agencies,entities, and individuals, 1941-1979. This remarkable archive belonged to Charles Barker and centers on his service as Chief Clerk to British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill from 1940-1945, throughout Churchill's Second World War premiership. At the heart of the archive..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1940. First Revised and Expanded Edition, second printing. Hardcover. This remarkable presentation copy, published the month Winston Churchill became Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, is Churchill’s celebrated collection of insightful essays about leading personalities of the day, inscribed as a Christmas gift to Churchill’s private secretary, Sir..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. First U.S. edition, only printing. Hardcover. This jacketed example of the U.S. first edition, only printing belonged to legendary Hollywood filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille; his distinctive bookplate, affixed to the front pastedown, is the sole previous ownership mark. Superlatives may fail to..... More
New York and London: Hodder and Stoughton (for George H. Doran Company), 1908. First U.S. edition, only printing, second state. Hardcover. This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1956. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a full, four-volume British first edition, first printing set of Churchill's sweeping history and last great work. This first edition is regarded as one of the most beautiful productions of Churchill's works, with tall red volumes and..... More
New York: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1906. First U.S. edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is the first U.S. edition, only printing, of Winston Churchill’s 1906 biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill. This U.S. edition is visually similar but aesthetically superior to its British counterpart, the volumes featuring gilt top..... More
London: Odhams Press Limited, Ernest Benn Limited, 1948. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing of Painting as a Pastime, Churchill's essay about his famous hobby. It had been printed in The Strand Magazine as early as 1921, but it was not until 1948 -..... More
Delray Beach, Florida: Levenger Press, 2005. Full leather. Here is the beautiful Levenger Press edition, in near fine condition in the original publisher's box. The binding shows just a trivial few blemishes. The contents are immaculate. The publisher's box shows only superficial scuffs and dings to the edges... More
London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1961. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed copy of the fifth and final volume of Churchill's postwar speech volumes. There was no U.S. edition for this volume and the British first edition was limited to a single printing of 5,000 copies. Moreover..... More
New York City: Life Magazine, 1949. Publisher's exhibition. This massive and visually arresting archive of 24 large exhibition posters was issued in 1949 by the editors of LIFE magazine as a promotion for the serialization of Winston S. Churchill’s Their Finest Hour, volume two of his six-volume memoir of The..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. First Edition, only printing. Hardcover. This book is the precursor to Churchill’s great war speeches, the first edition, only printing. This particular copy is increasingly scarce thus, in the first issue dust jacket. This copy is very good in a...... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1948. First edition, first printing. Full leather. This is a finely bound, full six-volume set of British first editions of The Second World War, Winston Churchill's history of the epic 20th century struggle that was so indelibly stamped by his leadership. The bindings..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1932. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing, in dust jacket. Thoughts and Adventures is Churchill's collection of 23 engaging essays on an incredibly wide variety of subjects. It has been called "The broadest range of Churchill's thought between two hard..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. First Edition, only printing. Hardcover. This book is the precursor to Churchill’s great war speeches, the first edition, only printing. This particular copy is increasingly scarce thus, in the first issue dust jacket. The dust jacket has done its job..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1930. First edition, first printing, first state, first binding state. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing, first state, first binding state of Winston Churchill's autobiography. Two states of the first edition, first printing are identified, with a list of either 11 or 12 Churchill..... More