London: Odhams Press Limited, Ernest Benn Limited, 1948. First edition, first printing. Full leather. This British first edition, first printing of Painting as a Pastime, Churchill's essay about his famous hobby, is magnificently bound in full polished dark red calf by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey of London. The elegant binding features..... More
Toronto: Macmillan, 1923. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a full set of Canadian first editions of Churchill's acclaimed history of the First World War, titled The World Crisis. Churchill played a critical, controversial, and varied role in the First World War and his remarkable experience underpins his epic..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Imagine it is November 1961. Winston S. Churchill is almost 87 years old. You write a long and earnest letter to him, seeking his signature. “Amongst books written by you, I am the proud possessor of your “LONDON TO..... More
New York: Eilert Printing Company, Inc., 1924. First edition. Pamphlet. This scarce, original 1924 pamphlet contains a prescient and grim discussion of the potential horrors of future warfare and advocacy for the League of Nations for international standards of "sanity and hope". Among the issues discussed by Churchill is the..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is the precursor to Churchill's great war speeches. This is the first U.S. edition, first printing in dust jacket. The British first edition was given the politically palatable title "Arms and the Covenant". The U.S. title is a bit more..... More
London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1912. Liberal Publication Department edition. Pamphlet. This item is from the personal collection of Churchill's bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen. This is the original pamphlet publication of Churchill's controversial February 8, 1912 speech in Belfast supporting Irish Home Rule. Churchill's father, Lord Randolph, had vigorously supported..... More
London: The Liberal Publication Department, 1912. First edition. Pamphlet. This pre-First World War pamphlet comes from the personal collection of Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen. Here we offer an original first printing pamphlet publication of Churchill's 18 March 1912 speech in the House of Commons - his first time as..... More
London: Ministry of Information, 1940. First edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This scarce wartime pamphlet is the first and only stand-alone publication of then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill's speech in the House of Commons of 27 February 1940 . "I come before the house, on behalf of the Navy..... More
London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1946. First edition, only printing. Paperback. This book is from the personal collection of Churchill's bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen. This is the first collected edition of Churchill's war speeches, published only as a paperback in 1946, a collector-worthy copy, scarce in such condition. During his long..... More
Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1942. Limited Edition. unbound sheets. This an intriguing time capsule – a set of the publisher’s unbound sheets of the limited edition of Churchill's famous first address to the U.S. Congress, which he delivered only weeks after Pearl Harbor. Frank Altschul’s Overbrook Press printed 1,000..... More
These two typed, signed letters from newspaper publisher Lord Camrose to Sir Newman Flower of Cassell and Company Limited concern what has been has been called “perhaps the greatest coup of twentieth century publishing.” The letters were acquired as part of a small archive regarding Churchill’s publishing history with Cassell..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. This is Churchill’s third book of speeches from his period as an ardent reformer and a bright star of the Liberal Party. Churchill's speeches in this volume address a broad range of social issues still topical today, with..... More
London: Macmillan and Company, 1906. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a first edition set of Winston Churchill's biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill. The first edition, only printing, is aesthetically pleasing, featuring deep red cloth, untrimmed page edges, gilt stamping, and the family coat of arms on..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a presentation copy of 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. This copy is embossed..... More
London: Ministry of Information, 1940. First edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This scarce wartime pamphlet is the first and only stand-alone publication of then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill's speech in the House of Commons of 27 February 1940 . "I come before the house, on behalf of the Navy..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923. First edition, fourth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fourth printing of the first volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played..... More
San Francisco: Ransohoffs (printed by Grabhorn Press), 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is a collector-worthy copy of an unusual, scarce, and striking wartime edition of Churchill's speeches. It contains seven of Churchill's speeches from 1940, including "Blood Toil Tears and Sweat" and "The Few". This is the first appearance in..... More
Hopkinton, New Hampshire: Dragonwyck Publishing, 1990. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. This compelling presentation copy of the first U.S. edition, only printing is inscribed by the publisher to Churchill’s official biographer. The inscription, inked in ten lines on the front free endpaper, reads “Inscribed to | Martin Gilbert | from the..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the U.S. first edition, first printing of Churchill's extremely popular autobiography, covering the years from his birth in 1874 to his first few years in Parliament. This is a very good copy in the scarce first printing..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing, of the sixth and final volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. The Eastern Front is both essential to filling a full set of British first editions and..... More
England: Copeland/Spode, 1941. This is a handsome piece of Churchilliana, an illustrated jug produced by Copeland/Spode in 1941. A large piece at 7.5 inches tall, it was produced under wartime restrictions. One side of the pitcher features a cameo of Churchill with a warship to his left, a tank to..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1982. First edition. Hardcover. This is the British first edition of Companion Volume V, Part 3 of the Official Biography of Sir Winston Churchill. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated by Randolph Churchill but completed by Martin Gilbert, is an epic piece of scholarship about..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1993. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a set of British first editions of the three War Papers volumes, the final volumes of Winston Churchill’s Official Biography completed before the death of Churchill’s official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated..... More
London: Brassey's, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. This book is an absolute must for Churchill collectors. Written by Churchill expert and International Churchill Society Founder Richard Langworth, it discusses in detail nearly all English language editions of Churchill's works. This particular copy is the finely bound, limited, and numbered issue of..... More