London: Ministry of Information, 1940. First edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This scarce wartime pamphlet comes from the personal collection of Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen. "I come before the house, on behalf of the Navy, to ask for a few men, some ships, and a little money, to enable them..... More
Winnipeg: Universal Life Assurance and Annuity Company, 1940. 1st Edition. Paperback. This is an exceedingly rare wartime speech pamphlet featuring Churchill's Address to the Italian People of 23rd December 1940. Broadcasting from the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill sought to assure the Italians of Britain's historic friendship with Italy and place..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office (H.M.S.O.), The Baynard Press, 1940. First edition. Pamphlet. This is the first edition, only printing of one of Churchill's most famous speeches. Churchill's speech to Parliament of August 20th, 1940 was occasioned in part by the Battle of Britain and famously honored the RAF pilots..... More
New Delhi, India: Services Francais d'Information, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. This striking and rare Churchill speech pamphlet was published in India during the Second World War. There were two editions, one in English and one bilingual in both French and English. Both editions are quite elusive. This is the English..... More
London: Liberal Publication Department, 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This bound volume contains Liberal Leaflet No. 1923 entitled "Tory M.P.s on Mr. Brodrick's Army Corps Scheme". The pamphlet is 4 pages in length and contains two excerpts from Churchill's House of Commons Speech of 24 February 1903 - the last of..... More
Liverpool: John Peck & Company Limited, 1941. First edition. Pamphlet. This is a wartime pamphlet featuring excerpts from Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speeches, spanning the first ten months of his premiership, from May 1940 to February 1941. This is the only copy we have encountered and of which we are..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1931. First abridged and revised edition. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the first Abridged & Revised edition of Churchill's monumental and acclaimed history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First edition, seventh printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, seventh 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
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fifth and penultimate 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..... More
London: Macmillan and Company, 1906. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a two-volume British first edition set with interesting provenance. Churchill's first biographic work concentrates on Lord Randolph's career in Parliament after 1880. Lord Randolph died in January 1895 at age 45 following the spectacular collapse of both his..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Here is a full set of U.S. editions of Churchill's postwar speeches in the scarce dust jackets. These volumes span the period from immediately after the second World War, when Churchill was Leader of the Opposition, through the end of 1952, during..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing, first state of the fifth and penultimate 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..... More
Washington, D.C. Copyright Harris & Ewing Photographic News Service, 1954. Photograph. This original press photograph captures Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on 25 June 1954 being greeted by U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon upon arrival at Washington Airport for Churchill's final visit to the White House as Prime Minister. The..... More
Stoke-on-Trent: Copeland Spode, 1941. While “Toby Jug” likenesses of Winston Churchill are ubiquitous, this particular example is a far less common example than typically seen. Large, this Toby measures 8.5 inches (21.6 cm) tall and 5 x 4.25 inches (12.7 x 10.8 cm) at the base. This particular Toby design..... More
London: George Newnes Limited, 1935. First Illustrated edition. Hardcover. This is the first illustrated edition of Churchill's history of the First World War, a full, four-volume set of the striking "Home Library" issue in superior condition. This edition was published in 26 magazine format parts in 1933 and 1934. "Magazine..... More
London: Macmillan and Company, 1906. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. Churchill's first biographic work concentrates on Lord Randolph's career in Parliament after 1880. Lord Randolph died in January 1895 at age 45 following the spectacular collapse of both his health and political career. His son Winston was 20 years old..... 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: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923. First edition, fourth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fourth printing of the second 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: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fifth and penultimate 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..... More
London: Sir Winston Churchill Trust, 2005. Limited and numbered edition. This limited and numbered lithograph of an original painting by Winston S. Churchill beautifully combines two of the inspirational refuges of his relentlessly eventful life – painting and his country home, Chartwell. The painting is a view “of Chartwell and its..... More
London: Keystone View Company, 6 October 1937. Photograph. This original press photo captures the improbable spectacle of Winston Churchill and Ernst Bohle - the leader of the Organization of the Nazi Party Abroad - smiling together outside of Churchill’s London residence on 1 October 1937. This press photo belonged to..... More
London: Putnam, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. This jacketed British first edition is a noteworthy association and presentation copy, bearing the compliments slip of the man whom the author, translator, and publishers acknowledge immediately following the title page, General Sir Reginald Wingate. Wingate’s 5 x 2.5 inch compliments slip is laid..... 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 – an unusually clean and bright unjacketed copy. Copies lacking the elusive and expensive original dust jacket are typically significantly worn and..... More
Dundee and London: John Long & Co, Ltd., 1903. 1st Edition. Paperback. We have never before seen or heard of a copy of this very early pamphlet, which is previously unknown to Churchill bibliographers Ronald Cohen and Fredrick Woods. The subject is the great policy debate of the time -..... More
London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1900. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing of Churchill's fifth published book. Ian Hamilton's March was the second of Churchill's two books based on his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa during the Boer War..... More