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
Toronto & London: Ryerson Press & George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933-1938. First edition. Hardcover. This is a full, jacketed set of the unusual and scarce Canadian issue of the first edition. Marlborough is Winston Churchill’s monumental biography of his great ancestor, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a full, four-volume set of first printings of the British first trade edition of Winston Churchill’s monumental biography of his great ancestor, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough. The edition is physically impressive. The..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1936. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, only printing of the third volume of Churchill's Marlborough. This third volume carries the story forward to the end of the campaign of 1708. The volume is a substantial 608..... 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
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, first printing, wraps issue. Paperback. This is the first edition, first printing, in the striking but fragile orange softcover ("wraps") binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches, part of his campaign against the India Bill over which he broke with his..... 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 in..... 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: 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: British Ministry of Information, War Office, and Ministry of Home Security, 1940. First edition. Leaflet. "If invasion comes, everyone - young or old, men and women - will be eager to play their part worthily." This pair of original leaflets issued by the British Government early during..... More
Washington, DC: Works Projects Administration (W.P.A.), circa 1942. This vividly hued original Second World War poster features U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill. It was produced by FDR’s Works Projects Administration. Measuring 16 x 20.5 inches (40.6 x 52.1 cm) and printed on heavy..... More
Washington, DC: Office of War Information, 1943. This 1943 wartime broadside features the text of the Atlantic Charter, designed by W. A. Dwiggins, printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, and issued by the U.S. Office of War Information. The 28 x 20 inches (71.1 x 50.8 cm) broadside is..... 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
Hopkinton, New Hampshire: Dragonwyck Publishing, 1990. First U.S. edition, only printing, finely bound, limited, and numbered issue. Full leather. This is the quite scarce finely bound limited and numbered issue of the U.S. first edition. First published in 1931, India is a collection of 10 speeches by Churchill as part..... 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: 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., 1952. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing the three-volume "definitive" edition of Churchill's war speeches, published during Churchill's second and final premiership. After Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street in October 1951, the publisher reissued the seven War Speeches..... 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
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1938. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, only printing of the fourth and final volume of Churchill's Marlborough - a premium copy suitable for filling a superior first edition set. This final volume covers the years 1708..... More
Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, 1943. First and limited edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This extremely scarce wartime speech pamphlet publication of Churchill’s 11 November 1942 speech to the House of Commons was a limited edition of only 400 copies. According to Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald Cohen, as early as 1953 noted Churchill..... More
London: British Ministry of Information, War Office, and Ministry of Home Security, 1940. First edition. Leaflet. "If invasion comes, everyone - young or old, men and women - will be eager to play their part worthily." This pair of original leaflets issued by the British Government early during..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, Colonial issue. Hardcover. This is the scarce hardcover colonial issue of the British first edition of My African Journey. Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa was written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is..... More
England: circa 1941. This homespun unsigned and undated item is an endearingly unique Second World War memento of the personal impact of the oratory of Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill on the British people. This is a wartime cross-stitch sampler, elaborately reproducing and decorating words from an early wartime speech..... 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