Books By Winston Churchill
Including books with Winston Churchill’s Speeches
My Early Life by Churchill: 1st American
$175 – Woods A37(b2),
Cohen A91.2.b
A Roving Commission – My Early Life. Scribner: First American Edition, second printing (1930). A very good copy in a FINE reproduction dust jacket.
De Unge Aar ( My Early Life in Danish)
$250 – 4 Versions of Churchill’s Book, My Early Life Translated in to Danish
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Danish editions of My Early Life by Winston Churchill. Published in 1931, 1945, 1948 & 1949 resp.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Scribners
$125
Scribners, NY, no date, but copyright 1958. The Hudson River Edition, published in the 1970’s. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with only a small closed tear to the bottom of the dustjacket.
Bernskubrek Og Æskuprek ( My Early Life in Icelandic)
$150 – 1st Translation in Icelandic
Reykjavik, Snælandsútgáfan, 1944. Not mentioned by Cohen: this title came in both hardcover and unbound, i.e., a full-size softcover. To further complicate matters, the hardcover is seen in both a medium brown cloth and a dark red shade.This copy is bound in the medium brown cloth.
Mes Aventures de Jeunesse (My Early Life in French)
$150 – 1st French Edition
Payot, Paris, 1937. This first French edition was published in light green card covers, 359 pages, a few maps. A fine copy in the original glassine protection cover; pages are unopened…
My Early Life by W. Churchill – 1st American Signed
$5,500 – Signed by Winston Churchill. Woods A37(b2), Cohen A91.2.b
First American Edition, second printing (1930) signed “Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill” (in ink on the flyleaf) along with a previous owner’s signature. A vg+ copy in original dust jacket, protected in a full red Morocco book like solander case…
My Early Life by W. Churchill: 3rd Keystone Printing
$400
The 3rd Keystone Library printing of Churchill’s autobiography. The same setting and binding style as the first edition, but cloth is a lilac shade, and the front cover lacks the titling.
My Early Life, A Roving Commission
$45
Scribner’s, NY, 1963? Scribner’s reprinted this title several times in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Most often seen are the paperback versions, but there were also hardcover versions, this being one of them.
Mein Frühen Jahre (My Early Life in German by W. Churchill)
$150
Hardcover bound in white cloth stamped in gold, black, and raised embossing. This is no. 48 in a series of Nobel literature prize winners. Includes the speeches at the presentation of the award in 1953.
My Early Life by W. Churchill: Folio Society
$100
A new deluxe edition released in 2007 from the Folio Society. Hardcover bound in tan buckram lithographed on cover and spine with images from Churchill’s life. As New Book in slipcase.
A Roving Commission (My Early Life) by W. Churchill
$200 – Woods/ICS A37(c.2), Cohen A91.5.b, Langworth p.138
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. Second U.S. issue, second printing. Churchill’s autobiography, covering the years of his life from 1874 to his early years in Parliament. This U.S. edition was published 1940…
My Early Life by W. Churchill: 1st Edn
$3500 – Woods A37(aa), Cohen A91.1.a. Langworth p.131; Woods A37(ab2), Cohen A91.1,d; Woods A37(ab3), Cohen A91.1.e; Woods A37(ab4), Cohen A91.1.f; Woods A37(ab5), Cohen A91.1.g; Woods A37(ab6), Cohen A91.1
Six impressions of the Thornton Butterworth First Edition of My Early Life, all with fine replica dustjackets. Great shelf appearance…
My Early Life by Winston Churchill: 1st English Keystone
$800 – Cohen A91.3.a, Woods A37a
February 1934, First English Keystone Library Edition (First Impression) Thornton Butterworth Ltd. [London]. A near fine copy in dustjacket…
My African Journey – 1st Edn
$6,000 – Woods A12, Cohen A27.3, Langworth p81
This is the rare variant First Edition with card wraps in custom full red morocco clamshell book-like box…
Marlborough: Folio Society
$450 – ICS A40h
Marlborough, His Life and Times by Winston Churchill. The usual high standard of The Folio Society – heavy dark red buckram, blocked with a decorative design in gold, top edges stained, printed on high quality Hebrides laid paper, completey reset in Ehrardt typeface. New illustrations including color frontis.
The Sinews of Peace – A Collection of Pamphlets
$1200 – Cohen A225.1, Cohen A225.5
The Sinews of Peace – A Collection of 6 Pamphlets from Mary Soames’ library, housed in an elegant, custom-made solander case.
Parliamentary Government & the Economic Problem
$450 – Woods A36, Cohen A90
The Romanes Lecture for 1930, delivered by Winston Churchill on 19 June 1930 in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. In a card chemise with printed title label and further protected in a custom made ¾ navy blue Morocco book like solander case.
Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Diners Club – 25 Volumes
$2,250
Diners Club / Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, UK. 25 volume set, hardbacks. Illustrations, all edges gilt, publisher’s uniform gilt decorated red leatherette. A very good set.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill
$475 – Woods/ICS A4a, Cohen A4.1.a, Langworth p.55. English First Edition. New Impression.
This is the first of the two books Churchill wrote based on his newspaper despatches he sent from the front in South Africa. Ian Hamilton’s March (Churchill’s 5th published book) is the second book.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria: Winston Churchill
$550 – Woods/ICS A4(b), Cohen A4.2, Langworth p.55. US First Edition
This is the first of the two books Churchill wrote based on his newspaper despatches he sent from the front in South Africa. Ian Hamilton’s March (Churchill’s 5th published book) is the second book.
A History of the English Speaking Peoples – 4 vols in Slipcase
$35
Winston Churchill’s 4 vol set: Complete and unabridged in original slipcase. Bantam Books 1963. Paperback books is excellent condition.
The Unknown War (The Eastern Front)
$950 – Woods/ICS A31(e), Cohen A69.10, Langworth p.120
First printing in the Keystone Library of The Unknown War (Eastern Front). 1937. Sold new at a reduced price of 5/- instead of the 21/- for the first edition. The content is identical.
The Unknown War (The Eastern Front)
$850 – Woods/ICS A31(e), Cohen A69.10, Langworth p.120
First printing in the Keystone Library of The Unknown War (Eastern Front). This Keystone Library Reprint was sold new at a reduced price of 5/- instead of the 21/- for the first edition. The content is identical. Far scarcer than the first editions.
The World Crisis 1911-1918
$175
Unread. As New. 2 vol. set by Winston Churchill in original slipcase. Churchill’s history of the First World War. Hardcovers with bright gilt letter to spine…
The Second World War – Paperback
$90
The Second World War – 6 Vol Set in original slipcase. Paperback books, May 9, 1986. Universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction of World War II by Winston Churchill.