from Adrian Harrington Rare Books

London: Cassell and Co., 1948-1954. [Military history] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Elegantly bound in maroon half morocco, with twin navy title labels, lion-rampant tooling to spines, raised bands and matching… Read more

London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1933 - 1938. [Biography/History] FIRST EDITIONS. Four volumes, octavo (24 x 17 x 22cm), pp.[4]; 612; pp.651; [1]; pp.[2]; 608; [2]; pp.671; [1]. With 325 illustrations, including a frontispiece to each volume, black and white plates, folding maps and battle plans, and facsimile documents. Handsomely bound in burgundy half morocco with raised bands,… Read more

London: George G. Harrap, 1938. [Politics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 17cm), pp.466. With frontispiece photograph of Winston Churchill. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge blue. One of just 5000 copies from the original print-run. Half-title toned, spine sunned, a few drip marks to upper. Good overall. A volume of Churchill's speeches on National… Read more

London: Odham Press Limited and Ernest Benn Limited, 1948. [Art/History] ASSOCIATION COPY of the FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, following publication within The Strand magazine, then as an essay in the collection 'Thoughts and Adventures'. Slim octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.32, with plates bound at rear. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Black and white frontispiece of the author sitting at his… Read more

London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1950-1954. [Military history] SIR HAROLD ATCHERLEY'S SET. Volume one a third edition, the remaining volumes all first editions. Complete in six volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 27cm), pp.xv; 640; pp.xvii; 684; pp.x; 818; pp.xviii; 917; pp.xviii; 673; pp.xviii; 716. With numerous maps and plans, some folding. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to… Read more

London: Heinemann, 2000. [Second World War] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.lxiv; 1821 [3]. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the red dust-jacket, priced at £95.00. Light handling. Essentially a fine copy. The third of three volumes gathering excerpts from letters, papers, books and other documents relating to Churchill's government work during the Second World… Read more

London: Heinemann, 1993. [Second World War] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xx; 1370 [2]. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the red dust-jacket, not priced. Light spotting and a few marks to edges, and some creases to rear endpapers relating to production. In a crisp jacket, likely unread. Near fine. The first of three volumes… Read more

London: William Heinemann, 1966-1988. [Political biography] FIRST EDITIONS. Illustrated with photographs throughout. The complete set of the Life. Eight volumes, octavos (24 x 17 x 51cm). In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines, in original dust-jackets of various colours, red top edges. A very good, presentable set showing some gentle handling, minor sunning etc. All wrappers unclipped,… Read more

London: Cassell and Company, 1956-1958. [English History] FIRST EDITIONS. Octavo (25 x 17 x 15cm), pp.[2]; xxii; 416; pp.[2]; xii; 344; [2]; pp.[2]; xii; 332; [6]; pp.[2]; xii; 322. With occasional in-text maps and plans. In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines, top edges red, pictorial dust-jackets priced at 30s. Booksellers ticket to front pastedown of each… Read more

London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923-31. [Military history] Mixed printings, complete in six volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 29cm). Illustrated with black and white plates and folding maps. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. Volume six is an ex-libary first printing with associated stamps, remains of Boot shield to cover of volume four, occasional bookplates or owner name.… Read more

London: Cassell and Company, 1951-1952. [Second World War Speeches] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, First Printings. Three volumes. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 483 [1]; pp.xvi; 560; pp.xvi; 578 [2]. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spines. Each volume with the cream and pink dust-jacket, priced at 21s. Contents very clean, jackets lightly handled with a few tiny chips… Read more

London: The Times Publishing Company, 14th March 1935. [Literary Newspaper] ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER. Broadsheet (47 x 32cm), pp.149-164. Folded sheets, not bound. Heavily browned, as expected, with a few minor marks and chips to edges. Near fine. Including a letter signed by various members of the Conservative party, including Winston Churchill, Stanley Baldwin, and Lord Halifax, celebrating the success of… Read more

Birmingham: printed by J. Upton for the venue, 1889. [Concert Programme] ORIGINAL SILK PROGRAMME. Octavo bi-fold, printed on all sides (22 x 15cm). Cream silk printed in dark blue. Heavy fraying to edges, especially fore-edge, with one large brown mark to the front cover, as well as a few much small spots. Wear and creases showing that the programme… Read more

London: The Self-Help Press, no date [circa 1910]. [Self-Help / Political Biography] RARE ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.96. Publisher's paper covers illustrated with a photograph by Elliott and Fry, stapled twice and priced at 2d. Crumbling to dust as you read this; as brown as they come and dreadfully brittle. How does it even still exit? Front… Read more

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 26th January 1950. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.133-176. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including the party political broadcast 'The Conservative Point of View' by Churchill.

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 21st December 1939. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.1201-1252. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges, as well as a few chips. Near fine. Including 'The Battle of the River Plate' by Churchill, and 'The Price of… Read more

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 19th February 1948. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.281-320. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including the party political broadcast 'The Conservative Case for a New Parliament' by Churchill.

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 27th December 1951. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.1085-1120. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Containing the King's Christmas Day broadcast, as well as a party political broadcast by Churchill, recently re-elected Prime Minister.… Read more

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 19th February 1942. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.225-256. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Containing 'Into the Storm and Through the Storm' by Churchill, updating the British people on the state of the… Read more

London: the British Broadcasting Corporation, 8th May 1941. [Broadcast Transcript] ORIGINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.649-684. Publisher's plain paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at 3d. Light handling, with some browning and spotting to edges. Near fine. Including 'Poland Will Remain Unconquerable' by Churchill.