A Roving Commission (My Early Life)

A Roving Commission (My Early Life)

$450 – 4 books: Cohen A91.7.a, Cohen A91.7.b, Cohen A91.7.c, Cohen A91.7.d
The first, second, third and fourth printings of the third American issue of A Roving Commission by Winston s. Churchill. Scribners, NY. All in original dustjackets…

From Omdurman to VE Day

From Omdurman to VE Day

$125 – Zoller 242
Today Is History 3. The life pan of Sir Winston Churchill. A textbook style production with questions for discussion and sources for further reading.

Winston Spencer Churchill

Winston Spencer Churchill

$350 – Redburn 1, Zoller 1
This is the first biography published on Winston Churchill (as indicated by ‘Redburn 1’ & ‘Zoller 1’), when he was a young MP, 29 years old. An important book. Essential for the Churchill library – a most uncommon title.

Original Pen-Ink Drawing / Framed Cartoon of Winston Churchill

Original Pen-Ink Drawing / Framed Cartoon of Winston Churchill

$950
A delightful, original pen-and-ink drawing/cartoon by Frederick Henry Townsend published in Punch, April 26, 1916, showing Churchill, in uniform, arriving at the House of Commons, and addressing a police constable on duty at the entrance. Professionally framed…

The 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers 1939-46

The 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers 1939-46

$650 – Not in Woods, Cohen B103. Foreword by Winston Churchill
No publisher, printed by Gemmel & Son, Ayr, Nd. This was likely published privately for the 6th Battalion, which was disbanded after the WWII. Churchill commanded this unit in France in 1916 and contributes a foreword.

Mountbatten – Eighty Years in Pictures

Mountbatten – Eighty Years in Pictures

$1,400
Lord Mountbatten’s life: A very impressive specially-bound Zaehnsdorf book with Cosway style miniature color cameo of Lord Mountbatten on the front board. Mountbatten personally selected photos of his childhood, education, naval & diplomatic careers, marriage, and life as a member of the British royal family. Protected in custom-made Clamshell Case…

Savrola – First English Edn

Savrola – First English Edn

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$950 – Woods A3ba, Cohen A3.2.a
Winston Churchill’s only major fictional work. First English Edition [1 of 1500 copies], Longmans, Green & Co. [London]. 1900. 8vo (345 pages), Good hardcover copy in green cloth protected in custom-made matching green solander case.

The River War by Winston Churchill

The River War by Winston Churchill

$950 – Woods A2(db), Cohen A2.5
In 1933 a new edition was issued in England and, for the first time, in the U.S.A. with a new introduction by the author, Winston Churchill. Cohen reports only 1040 copies of this edition issued.

Savrola ( German Translation)

Savrola ( German Translation)

$100
Winston Churchill’s only major fictional work. Published in Switzerland for the German language market in 1948 by Hallwag, Bern.

The Royal Naval Division

The Royal Naval Division

$425 – Woods B10, Cohen B30.1
This regimental history features a nine-page introduction by Winston Churchill who, as First Lord of the Admiralty in 1914 was closely involved with the creation of the Royal Naval Division and its World War I service in France.

A Roving Commission (My Early Life)

A Roving Commission (My Early Life)

$175 – ICS A37c.3., Cohen A91.5.c
Author: Churchill, Winston S.  Scribners, NY, 1941. Second American issue (From first American edition plates), third printing (1941). With the Dorothy Thompson introduction and index.

Secret Session Speeches

Secret Session Speeches

$80 – ICS A114ab, Cohen A227.1
Hardcover in dustjacket. The American Edition was published a month before the English edition, so is the true first. A new publisher in a somewhat unattractive edition, bound in plain grey cloth, but it is the true first.

Savrola: First American Edition

Savrola: First American Edition

$1000 – Woods A3a, Cohen A3.1.a
Winston Churchill’s Only Major Fictional Work. First American Edition. Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd. [New York], 1900. Dark blue cloth. A very good copy…

Great Contemporaries: 1st American Printing

Great Contemporaries: 1st American Printing

$350 – Woods/ICS A43ab.1, Cohen A105.2.a
First American Printing, hardcover, in unclipped dust wrapper. Biographical essays on 21 contemporaries of Winston Churchill. Includes photo plate of each subject…

While England Slept: 1st American Edn

While England Slept: 1st American Edn

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$1000 – Woods/ICS A44b, Cohen A 107.2.a
While England Slept by Winston Churchill: this is the US title for Arms and the Covenant. An important collection of Churchill’s speeches during the period 1928-1938 which warn all too clearly of the coming war. The final paragraph of the last speech sums it up “Now the victors are the vanquished…”

My African Journey by W. Churchill

My African Journey by W. Churchill

$1000 – Woods A12b, Cohen A27.8
Hodder & Stoughton, London, nd (1909), paperback.This cheap edition produced in the style of a pulp paperback featuring a new setting: text in two columns.

The River War by Winston Churchill

The River War by Winston Churchill

$2250 – Woods/ICS A2da.2, Cohen A2.4.b
An Account of the Re-concquest of the Sudan. English Abridged One-Volume “Cheap” Edition (Second Printing) in the rare Dust Jacket

Marlborough by W. Churchill in French

Marlborough by W. Churchill in French

$180
Sa Vie et Son Temps. The French translation was issued only in 4 vols in decorative card covers, size about 5.5 x 8 inches, with maps, with legends in French.

The American Civil War, PROOF COPY

The American Civil War, PROOF COPY

$300
Author: Winston Churchill. Cassell, London, 1961. Bound in light green card covers marked PROOF ONLY with publication date and selling price. Plates and index are present.