1962 A Churchill Anthology

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this anthology of the writings and speeches of statesman and former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Illustrated, and in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.

With a colour frontispiece and a number of further photographic plates.

This work explains that it intends 'to present the three great facets of Sir Winston's writings - his mastery of English prose, his skill as a historian and the insight that his personal recollections' give to understanding his character. Among topics discussed by Churchill are his childhood, the problem of peace, and the first and second world wars.

With the bookplate of the Churchill School Westerham Library to the front pastedown, a library stamp to impression page, and library markings to rear free endpaper and rear pastedown. Shelf number to tail of dust wrapper. No further library markings.