Search Results: Titles starting with G from Churchill Book Collector

London: Punch, 1912. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This cartoon titled "THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON." appeared thus on p.423 of the 5 June 1912 issue of Punch. The artist is Leonard Raven-Hill. The image is captioned "Dr. Kitchener. 'Now, what do you know about the Mediterranean?' Master Churchill. 'Well, it looks like a nice place for ships; but to tell you the truth, we've been concentrating our attention on the North Sea lately, haven't we, Herbert?' Master Asquith. 'That is so.'" Kitchener was Consul-General in Egypt, Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty, and Asquith Prime Minister. Churchill's Admiralty was concentrating on strengthening naval resources in the North Sea. Kitchener is reminding… Read More

London: Copyright P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd., published by The Daily Telegraph, 17 August 1950. Photograph. This original press photograph captures Winston S. Churchill and Anthony Eden arriving at 10 Downing Street on 16 August 1950 to press Prime Minister Clement Attlee to recall Parliament to address formation and dispatch of a British Expeditionary Force to participate in the Korean War. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Condition is very good minus. The paper is clean, crisp and free of scratches with some wear to the edges, a shallow loss to the lower margin, creased corners, and a closed tear to the upper edge. This photograph belonged to the working archive of The Daily Telegraph and features their Art DepartmentÂ’s original, hand-applied retouching to the figuresÂ’ clothes. The verso bears a copyright stamp reading “P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd.”, a published stamp of The Daily Telegraph dated “17 AUG 1950”, a typed caption reading, “GRAVE… Read More

London: Gyldenal, 1922. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. This is an exceptional copy of the first English edition of Sigrid Undset's The Garland, the first volume in her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, which was the basis for her being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. This copy is scarce thus, near fine in a very good minus dust jacket. The dark red cloth binding, printed gilt on the spine and blind stamped with title and author on the front cover, is square, clean, bright, and tight. We note only light wear to extremities and a small, unobtrusive indentation to the center of the blank rear cover. The contents are notably bright with no spotting and surprisingly clean page edges. The sole previous ownership mark is an inked gift inscription and “1961” date on the front free endpaper. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponds to the dust jacket flaps and confirms what the excellent binding already testifies – that this copy has spent life jacketed. The dust… Read More

London: Punch, 1910. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This cartoon titled "The Government are in Fighting Trim" appeared thus in the Punch's Almanack for 1910. The artist is Edward Tennyson Reed. The cartoon is captioned "'The Government are in fighting Trim' (Ministerial Speech). With the Artist's heartfelt congratulations to those other gallant warriors who, from exigencies of space, have escaped inclusion in the above battle-picture." The image shows Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's cabinet (left to right) with Churchill, Lloyd George, Asquith, Grey, Morley, Haldane, Runciman, and McKenna ready to fight the battles in the House but it is Churchill and Lloyd George dressed as the swashbuckling… Read More

London: Punch, 1910. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This cartoon titled "The Government of the 'Celtic Fringe'-Cum-Corduroy” appeared thus on p.77 of the 2 February 1910 issue of Punch. The artist is Edward Tennyson Reed. The cartoon is captioned "Design for an appropriate composite costume for the 'Ministerial Boy' returning from the wars with his 'wild harp slung' all over him." After the January 1910 election, Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was forced to form a close alliance with the Irish and Labour parties to effectively create a Government. Here Churchill and Lloyd George follow Asquith (dressed in Irish garb) returning from politicking to get the vote and having to sing the tune (or… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This inscribed U.S. first edition of The Grand Alliance, the third volume of Winston S. ChurchillÂ’s Second World War memoirs, represents a compelling convergence of lives. First, the recipient - Lady Davina Woodhouse, the daughter of ChurchillÂ’s first great love, Pamela Plowden. Second, DavinaÂ’s husband, Monty Woodhouse, who inhabits some of the history recounted in this book, and who would likewise prove integral to geopolitical events during ChurchillÂ’s second and final premiership. Third is the man Davina did not marry, Anthony Eden, ChurchillÂ’s long-time lieutenant and long-delayed, ill-fated successor as Prime Minister. The inscription, five lines inked in blue on the front free endpaper recto, reads “To | Davina | from | Winston | 1950”. Condition of this inscribed copy approaches very good minus in a very good plus dust jacket. The red cloth binding remains bright and clean with minor shelf wear confined… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1938. First revised and expanded edition. Hardcover. This is the first printing of the first revised and expanded edition of ChurchillÂ’s much-praised collection of insightful essays about leading personalities of the day. This edition, published in 1938 soon after the first edition of 1937, added four new essays (Fisher, Parnell, Baden-Powell, and - of great interest – Franklin D. Roosevelt). As is the case with the 1937 first edition, first printing, the dust jacket for the 1938 revised edition is both elusive and desirable – in our experience, even more elusive than that of the 1937 first edition – and the binding quite prone to sunning and dulling in its absence. This British first revised edition, first printing, is very good plus in a flawed dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean, and tight with sharp corners and only trivial shelf wear to extremities. Of particular note, both the boards and spine retain unusually bright color and vivid… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing, increasingly scarce thus with a clean, unfaded binding protected by a first printing dust jacket. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This copy is very good in a good plus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is clean and tight, with deep, unfaded blue hue, no color shift between the covers and spine, and vivid spine and front cover gilt. Trivial shelf wear appears primarily confined to the spine ends and corners. The contents remain respectably bright with a crisp feel, though with intermittent spotting throughout and to the page edges. The blue-stained top edge retains strong, uniform hue. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms what the binding already testifies –… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1940. First revised and expanded edition, second and final printing. Hardcover. This is the second and final printing of the first revised and expanded edition, scarce thus in the original dust jacket. The revised and expanded edition was issued in 1938 soon after the first edition of 1937, adding four new essays (Fisher, Parnell, Baden-Powell, and - of great interest - Roosevelt). As is the case with the first edition, first printing, the dust jacket for the 1938 revised edition is both elusive and desirable, and the binding quite prone to sunning and dulling in its absence. This jacketed 1940 issue is particularly scarce and interesting for a number of reasons. First, it was issued in May 1940, the month Churchill became wartime Prime Minister. Second, it was among the last of Churchill's books issued by the publisher, Thornton Butterworth, which went under in 1940. Third, it is almost never seen in the dust jacket, not only because the survival rate of the… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, second printing, increasingly scarce thus with a clean, bright binding protected by its dust jacket. This copy is from the personal library of Churchill's bibliographer, Ronald Cohen. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This second printing was issued in September 1937, the same month as the first printing, and is virtually identical in appearance. The binding and contents are identical with the sole exception of notation of the second printing on the copyright page. The second printing dust jacket faces, spine, and rear flap are identical to those of the first printing. Only the lower front flap text differs. This is a very good plus copy in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean and tight with… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, second printing, increasingly scarce thus with a clean, bright binding protected by its dust jacket. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This second printing was issued in September 1937, the same month as the first printing, and is virtually identical in appearance. The binding and contents are identical with the sole exception of notation of the second printing on the copyright page. The second printing dust jacket faces, spine, and rear flap are identical to those of the first printing. Only the lower front flap text differs. This copy is near fine in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is impressively square, tight, and clean, with sharp corners and only a mild hint of toning to the spine. The contents are… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, third printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, third printing, increasingly scarce thus with a clean, bright binding protected by its third printing dust jacket. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This third printing was issued in October 1937, the same month as the first and second printings, and is virtually identical in appearance. The binding and contents are identical with the sole exception of notation of the first through third printings on the copyright page. The third printing dust jacket faces, spine, and rear flap are identical to those of the first printing. Only the lower front flap text differs. This copy is near fine in a very good plus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding approaches immaculate – square, clean, and strikingly bright with sharp corners. We… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the finest jacketed copy we have encountered of the British first edition, first printing. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This copy is magnificently fine in a near fine dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is superlative – immaculately clean, square, and tight, with deep, unfaded blue hue, sharp corners, and no wear. The contents are likewise immaculate – improbably bright and crisp with no spotting, no previous ownership marks, and uniform, dark, unfaded blue top stain. Differential toning to the dust endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms what the magnificent binding already testifies – that this copy has spent life jacketed. The book feels unread and, if not for the evidence of time in the toning of the endpapers, could… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1937. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed first U.S. edition, first printing, of Churchill's much praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. Condition is very good in a very good minus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with sharp corners and only light shelf wear to the bottom edges. The contents are clean with no previous ownership marks, no spotting, and only mild age-toning. The red-stained top edges are sunned and mottled. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponding to dust jacket flaps confirms that this copy has spent life jacketed. The dust jacket is noteworthy in two respects – the blue spine retains rich, entirely unfaded blue hue and the jacket's white sections and panels are unusually clean, only lightly soiled. Shelf presentation is quite respectable and the dust jacket is unclipped,… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1938. First revised and expanded edition. Hardcover. This is the first printing of the first revised and expanded edition of ChurchillÂ’s much-praised collection of insightful essays about leading personalities of the day. This book was part of the personal library of Churchill's bibliographer, Ronald Cohen. This edition, published in 1938 soon after the first edition of 1937, added four new essays (Fisher, Parnell, Baden-Powell, and - of great interest – Franklin D. Roosevelt). As is the case with the 1937 first edition, first printing, the dust jacket for the 1938 revised edition is both elusive and desirable – in our experience, even more elusive than that of the 1937 first edition – and the binding quite prone to sunning and dulling in its absence. This British first revised edition, first printing, is in exceptionally clean, near-fine condition in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean, unfaded, and tight with sharp corners,… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, first printing. Full leather. This is an exquisitely finely bound copy of the first edition, first printing. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. The elegant, dark green, full Morocco goatskin binding features a hubbed spine with gilt-rule framed and decorated bands, gilt rules at the spine head and tail, ChurchillÂ’s ancestral Marlborough arms in gilt on the front cover, and a red calf spine label. The contents are bound with all edges gilt, a green silk ribbon marker, gold and green silk head and tail bands, and elaborately gilt-tooled turn-ins framing sumptuous marbled endpapers. This compellingly handsome example of the fine binderÂ’s craft is a reminder to collectors that not all fine bindings are created equal. The volume is housed in a stout, green buckram slipcase with… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is an unusually clean and bright jacketed copy of the British first edition, first printing. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This copy is fine in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is superlative – immaculately clean, square, and tight, with deep, unfaded blue hue, and sharp corners. We note only a touch of wrinkling at the spine ends and perhaps the slightest hint of shelf wear to the edges. The contents are likewise immaculate – improbably bright and crisp with no spotting and no previous ownership marks. The blue top stain remains evenly dark. Differential toning to the dust endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms what the magnificent binding already testifies – that this copy has spent life jacketed. The book feels… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1937. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed first U.S. edition, first printing, of Churchill's much praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. While not quite perfect, this is certainly the best copy we have encountered. Condition is better than near fine in a dust jacket approaching near fine. The blue cloth binding is square, tight, and immaculately clean. We note only mild bruising to the lower corners and some wrinkling to the spine ends. The contents are improbably bright and crisp. The book feels unread. The red top stain remains vividly bright. The untrimmed fore edges are likewise improbably clean, showing not even any appreciable age-toning. Only the endpapers show a little transfer browning – from the pastedown glue. The sole previous ownership marks are contemporary – a manÂ’s name, “Los Angeles” address, and “1938” date… Read More

London: Punch, 1908. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This four-panel cartoon titled "The Great Unseated” appeared thus on p.321 of the 29 April 1908 issue of Punch. The artist is Edward Tennyson Reed. The cartoon panels are captioned Top Left: "'In the Wild (North-) West | I am in search of a safe seat.' - Rt. Hon Winston Churchill" Top Right: "Harlequin Winston." Bottom Left: "A First Class Fightin' Man." Bottom Right: "Prince Churchill's Farewell | 'Farewell Manchester! Fickle town, farewell!'" Churchill momentously defected from his fatherÂ’s Conservative Party in May 1904, becoming a Liberal and beginning a dynamic chapter in his political career that saw him champion progressive causes and… Read More

London: George Newnes Limited, 1935. First Illustrated edition. Hardcover. This is the first illustrated edition of Churchill's history of the First World War, a full, four-volume set of the striking Home Library issue. Churchill originally published his history between 1923 and 1931 in six volumes titled The World Crisis. This first illustrated edition retitled The Great War was published in 26 magazine format parts in 1933 and 1934. "Magazine format" does not do justice to the publication, which is profusely illustrated on very durable, heavy paper. The publisher subsequently offered two different 3-volume binding options. A final publisher offering in 1935 was this four-volume set produced jointly with The Home Library Book Company. This last binding option is the most elaborate and aesthetically impressive. It features silver, gilt, and blind stamped decoration on deeply textured red boards with beveled edges. The contents are bound with marbled endpapers, gilt top edges, and silk head and foot… Read More