London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1945. "Political edition," only printing. Pamphlet. This is an extraordinarily fine example of the only printing of the "Political" edition of this striking wartime speech pamphlet. Published in April, 1945, by the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, this was a...... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1969. Lauren Ford. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This interesting little book is excerpted from Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. On 29 December 1938, Churchill wrote to his wife regarding his initial draft about this part of his history: "I have just finished writing..... More
London: Macmillan and Company, 1906. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is The Times Book Club binding issue of the first edition of Lord Randolph Churchill.... When the British first edition was published, first edition sheets were acquired from Macmillan by The Times Book Club, slightly trimmed, more plainly bound..... More
New York: The British Library of Information, 1941. First edition, only printing. Leaflet. This is the first edition, only printing, of Churchill's 18 March 1941 address to the Pilgrims Society (erroneously printed as "Pilgrim Society" on the leaflet cover). Founded in 1902, the Pilgrims Society is an Anglo-American organization whose..... More
Rochester, New York: University of Rochester, 1941. First edition. Paperback. This scarce pamphlet is the first published appearance of Winston S. Churchill's speech of 16 June 1941, early in Churchill’s Second World War premiership and nearly half a year before the United States formally entered the war. The speech was..... More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the first book of Churchill quotations, published in 1947, during Churchill's period as Leader of the Opposition after his Second World War premiership. This copy belonged to Churchill's godson. The bookplate of Roger Moreton Frewen is affixed to the front..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1934. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the second volume of Churchill's Marlborough: His Life and Times. During the four years covered by Volume II (1702-1705), Marlborough led England as Captain-General. The volume is..... More
London: Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 1949. First edition. Pamphlet. This is the first and only edition of Winston Churchill’s speech of 23 July 1949. The 19-page, wire-stitched pamphlet bound in illustrated wraps measures 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm) and is bound in coated paper wraps, the..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This is the second volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of historical note - member of Parliament for more than half a century, distinguished..... More
New York: The British Library of Information, 1940. British Library of Information edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This is the elusive first U.S. edition of one of Churchill's most famous speeches, delivered in the House of Commons during the Battle of Britain on 20 August, 1940. Midsummer of 1940, just months..... More
London: Friends of Europe, 1938. First and only edition. Pamphlet. This 1938 pamphlet captures one of the signal ruptures in the Conservative Party Government over the appeasement policies of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain on the eve of the Second World War. Specifically, according to the publisher’s note, this pamphlet publishes..... More
Sacramento, California: The Churchilliana Company, 1977. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. This copy of the first U.S. edition in the publisher’s brick-red cloth library binding was acquired years ago from the original publisher’s remaining stock. Hence condition is as new, flawless and unread. Originally published in 1906, For Free Trade is the..... More
London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1945. "Political edition," only printing. Pamphlet. This is the only printing of the "Political" edition of this striking wartime speech pamphlet. Published in April, 1945, by the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, this was a campaign piece for the forthcoming..... 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, having gilt top page edges..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1934. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the second volume of Churchill's Marlborough: His Life and Times. During the four years covered by Volume II (1702-1705), Marlborough led England as Captain-General. The volume is..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1934. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is an unusually clean British first edition, first printing of the second volume of Churchill's Marlborough: His Life and Times. During the four years covered by Volume II (1702-1705), Marlborough led England as Captain-General. The volume..... More
London: Conservative and Unionist Central Office, 1947. 1st Edition. Paperback. First edition, only printing. This is Churchill's 12 March 1947 speech in the House of Commons criticizing Socialist economic policies. The 16-page, wire stitched paper pamphlet measures 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches and is printed in dark blue. "It is..... More
London: The Ministry of Fuel and Power, November 1942. First edition. Pamphlet. This wartime pamphlet comes from the personal collection of Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen. Published in November 1942 during Churchill's wartime premiership, this is the first edition, only printing of this pamphlet including Churchill's undated letter to the..... More
London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1954. Proof copy of the first edition. Paperback. This is a publisher’s proof copy of the British first edition of the sixth and final volume of Winston Churchill’s history of the Second World War. This copy comes to us from the collection of British book..... More
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1939. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, second printing of Churchill's last book published before the outbreak of the Second World War. This second printing was issued the same month as the first and is identical apart from notation of the second..... More
London: Conservative and Unionist Central Office, April 1951. 1st Edition. Paperback. Here is a scarce publication featuring excerpts from Churchill's broadcast speech of 17 March 1951. This is an important speech from an important year. Churchill makes the case for holding a General Election - which, when finally held in..... More
London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1949. 1st Edition. Paperback. This booklet contains the first printed appearance of Churchill's speech of 14 October 1949 at the 70th Annual Conservative Party Conference. Four years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of..... More
London: National Unon of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1948. 1st Edition. Paperback. This booklet contains the first printed appearance of Churchill's speech of 9 October 1948 at the 69th Annual Conservative Party Conference. Three years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of..... More
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1931. First edition. Periodical. This September, 1931 issue of The Strand Magazine (Vol. LXXXI, No. 484) contains the first appearance of Winston Churchill’s article “Some Election Memories”, published prior to its inclusion in Thoughts and Adventures. In this article Churchill begins by asserting his well-earned authority..... More
London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1943. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing, of the third volume of Churchill's war speeches, containing speeches throughout 1942. This year was a low point of the war, full of setbacks and disappointments across the globe for the..... More