All Books, Pamphlets & Leaflets
"One of the Largest Private Collections to Come on the Market"
PLEASE NOTE:
All Books includes Winston Churchill plus other authors.
Books by Churchill includes books of Churchill’s Speeches.
Books Signed include all signed books, primarily Winston Churchill but others, including F. M. Montgomery, Martin Gilbert, Randolph Churchill etc.
Books Signed & Inscribed are a subset of All Books.
Contributions includes books with a Foreword, Introduction, Eulogy etc. written by Winston Churchill (typically Woods / Cohen B items)
First Journey
$1250 – Signed by the Author. Book From Churchill’s Library
Churchill’s copy with his bookplate on the front pastedown.
Signed limited numbered edition of 260 copies of which 250 are for sale, this is copy # 250. 225 pages with many photographic illustrations…
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Own Story
$900 – Inscribed to Churchill by D. Day. Book from Churchill’s Library
From Winston Churchill’s Library. With Churchill’s bookplate and Donald Day’s inscription to Churchill on ffep. First Edition. 1951
Winston Churchill by Martin Gilbert
$50 – Zoller 304
Author: Martin Gilbert, Churchill’s official biographer. This is the first of the many books written by Gilbert about Winston Churchill. 64 pp. This hardback copy is a reprinted (with corrections) copy of the 1966 1st edition.
The World Crisis
$500 – Folio Society
London, The Folio Society, 2007. A superb modern edition of Churchill’s WWI history, produced to the standard you would expect from The Folio Society. Books are Fine / As New in the original shrink wrap.
The Great War
$450 – Woods/ICS A31(db), Cohen A69.9.c, Langworth p.118
The Great War by Winston Churchill is an abridged and heavily illustrated version of The World Crisis, which was originally issued as 26 fortnightly parts. Most sets were later bound in case bindings which were available from the publishers.
How We Escaped from Pretoria
$125 – Two 1930’s Blackwood Magazines + Signed Book by A. Haldane. Zoller B213
3 related items pertaining to Haldane’s escape from Pretoria where he was imprisoned with Winston Churchill. 2 issues of Blackwood’s Magazine featuring the story in 2 parts, in 1900. The accompanying book is Haldane’s autobiography.
Winston Churchill by V. Albjerg
$175 – Zoller 375
Twayne’s “Rulers and Statesmen of the World” Series. This book is Number 22: Winston Churchill by Victor Albjerg. Twayne Publishers, 1973…
The 17th (S.) Battalion Royal Fusiliers 1914-1919
$200 – From Sir Bindon Blood’s Library, General Sir Bindon Blood, G.C.B., Honorary Colonel of the Battalion
An account of the “Royal Fusilier Battalion” in WWI on the Western Front. Winston Churchill served as a war correspondent under Major-General Sir Bindon Blood (1842-1940) and used this experience in his first book “The Malakand Field Force”.
Savrola: Winston Churchill – Scarce Chivers Edn.
$250 – Scarce Chivers Edition
This reprint was published for The Library Association and most copies went to Libraries, resulting in a modern rarity. Dark pink cloth. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A true collector’s copy.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
$164 – Easton Press
Churchill’s first published book bound in leather by Easton Press. The binding is in dark green with elaborate gilt decoration. Condition is as new. The book is still in the original shrink wrap hence the reflections in the photos.
Roosevelt and Churchill
$95 – First Edition, Franklin Library
The partnership that saved the west. ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL 1939-1941. Fine Copy from the Franklin Library. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper all edges gilt. The end sheets are moire fabric with a matching silk ribbon page marker.
Their Finest Hour
$150 – First Edition, Franklin Library
Limited Edition of “The Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century”. Fine Copy of Churchill’s book from the Franklin Library. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper all edges gilt. The end sheets are moire fabric with a matching silk ribbon page marker.
By Ships Alone: Churchill and the Dardanelles
$140 – Redburn 367, Zoller 45
Author: Wallin, Jeffrey D. Carolina Academic Press, Durham, 1981. A scarce title from an academic press on this critical period in Churchill’s life.
A Direccao das Operacoes de Guerra No Mar
$200 – Portuguese translation of Churchill Speech: Cohen A45 / Woods A24
A Direccao das Operacoes de Guerra No Mar – The Directorate of War Operations at Sea. Pamphlet is in Portuguese. Contains Churchill’s speech of 15 Feb 1915, plus Asquith’s speech of 1 March 1915.
Maxims And Reflections: Signed by Churchill
$3,500 – Signed by Winston Churchill. Woods D(a)15, Zoller A122
Signed and dated by Churchill in 1948, from the collection of actor Jack Palance with his bookplate loosely inserted.
Maxims And Reflections
$150 – Inscribed by Sarah Churchill. Woods D(a)15, Zoller A122
Maxims and Reflections of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill. Arranged and provided with an introduction by Colin Coote and selected by him in collaboration with Denzil Batchelor.
The Empty Spaces
$125
A small book of poems by Churchill’s daughter Sarah, privately printed. A near fine copy in card covers as issued.
La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale
$800
The Second World War in French. Paris: Libraire Plon, Paris, 1948–53. First French Editions. 6 volumes made into 12 – the complete set. Printed on good quality paper, no doubt produced to be bound.
The Cigar In Art
$150 – From Mary Soames’ Library
According to the loosely laid in letter to Mary Soames from John Taylor Book Ventures, the Research and Project Management team for this book, Soames had hoped for a particular painting to be included, but it was not; however there are two Churchill entries on pages 95 & 97.
Julius Caesar by Winston Churchill: STRAND Mag.
$85 – Woods C223, Cohen C410
Shakespeare’s Plays as Short Stories No. 2: Julius Caesar. STRAND Magazine, November 1933. 10 page article by Winston Churchill, illustrated by Fortunino Matania. Also included is a very interesting article by Claude F. Luke: The Early Days of the Imperial War Museum. Excellent Condition…
Collected Works of Churchill (34 vols) & Essays (4 vols): 38 vols
$7,000 – Cohen AA1.1-34
38 vols total: The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill (34 vols) + The Collected Essays (4 vols). FINE CONDITION
Correspondence Respecting Slavery in Abyssinia
$150 – Cohen F26
Contains a letter from Mr. Winston Churchill to Sir E. Northey (Nairobi) dated 16 February, 1922. Printed and published by His Majesty’s Stationary Office. 1923
Forward from Victory, Speeches and Addresses: Montgomery
$500 – Woods B42, Cohen B108. Inscribed by the Author: F. M. Montgomery
Signed presentation copy of Montgomery’s Speeches and Addresses. Inscribed to the renowned historian Arthur Bryant. With a Foreword by Winston Churchill
Churchill Address: Rochester, June 1941
$200 – Woods D(b)53/1, Cohen D80
Winston Churchill’s 16 June 1941 wartime broadcast address to the University of Rochester upon receiving an honorary degree by the University. It was the first time a degree had been bestowed upon Mr. Churchill by an American University.
The Future of A Remarkable Statesman
$350 – Not mentioned by Woods, Redburn or Zoller, but all note the later 1957 edition
12-page essay on handmade buff paper with laid in Souvenir sheet and an Epilogue. Second edition, revised, dated June 18, 1947. An extremely scarce pamphlet about Churchill…