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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1905 The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal ExperienceLondon : [1905]A scarce second edition of this collection of autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill.
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1898-99 The Harmsworth Magazine Volumes One and TwoLondon: 1898-99Two volumes of the profusely illustrated 'Harmsworth Magazine', with illustrations by the noted Arthur Rackham and 'Volume One' featuring Winston Churchill's 'Man Overboard!'.
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1934 The Orators: An English StudyLondon: 1934A smart second edition of Auden's long modernist poem in prose and verse.
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1949-1952 4vol The Second World WarLondon: 1949-1965Four volumes of memoirs from Sir Winston Churchill that cover the period over the Second World War.
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1949-1967 3vol The Second World War by Winston S. ChurchillLondon: 1949-1967Three volumes of memoirs from Sir Winston Churchill that cover the period over the Second World War.
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1900 Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in LauraniaNew York: 1900A lovely copy of the true first edition, the US edition of Winston Churchill's only major novel
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1900 Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in LauraniaLondon: 1900A first edition, first state of Winston Churchill's only major fictional work, Savrola
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1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A first edition set of William Churchill's groundbreaking memoirs regarding the Second World War.
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Signed1998 Speaking for ThemselvesLondon: 1998Bright first edition of the collected letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, edited and signed by their daughter Baroness Soames.
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1934-1938 Marlborough His Life and Times Complete in Four VolumesLondon, Bombay and Sydney: 1934-1938The limited presentation edition of Churchill's biography of Marlborough in the original dust wrappers.
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1906 2vols Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition, only printing of this biography of Lord Randolph Churchill by his son Winston Churchill.
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1936 The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two ActsLondon: 1936First edition, first impression of this successful Auden-Isherwood play, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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1968 Secondary WorldsLondon: 1968A fascinating collection of four essays by W. H. Auden, based on his 'T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures'.
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1974 Thank you, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of W. H. Auden's final poetry, published posthumously.
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1971 A Certain WorldLondon : 1971A commonplace book by W. H. Auden, compiling the reading which has shaped his life.
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1941 Khaki and Gown An AutobiographyLondon: 1941A first edition copy of Lord Birdwood's enlightening travel work on his time with the British Army, complete with colour folding maps.
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1908 My African JourneyLondon: 1908The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his 1907 five month long trip to in East Africa. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates.
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1974 Thank You, FogLondon: 1974A first edition collection of poems by W. H. Auden, which were published posthumously following his death in September of 1973.
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1947 MarlboroughLondon: 1947-55The first edition complete in two volumes of John Churchill's panegyric biography by Sir Winston Churchill.
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1948-49 Winston S Churchill Memoires sur la Deuxieme Guerre MondialeParis: 1948-49A remarkable account of the early years of the Second World War by Winston Churchill, translated into the French language.
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1930 My Early Life: A Roving CommissionLondon: 1930A first edition, first impression of Churchill's autobiographical work exploring his formative years, with illustrations throughout.
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1947-1949 My Early Life, Step by Step and Great ContemporariesLondon: 1947-1949Three works from Winston Churchill, each in the original dust wrapper. Consisting of an autobiography, a biography and a work of historical and political analysis.
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Signed2002 Clementine ChurchillLondon, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland: 2002A signed, revision edition of Mary Soames' biography of her mother, Clementine Churchill.
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1962 A Churchill AnthologyLondon: 1962A first edition anthology of the speeches and writings of Winston Churchill. Illustrated, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1998 Painting as a PastimeLondon: 1998A fascinating insight into the life of Winston Churchill as an artist, printed by Sotheby's and illustrated in colour with examples of his work.
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1931 My Early Life: a Roving CommissionLondon: 1931An early edition of Churchill's autobiography covering his childhood and education, illustrated with portraits of the author and his family.
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1959 The Second World War and an Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957London: 1959The first abridged single volume edition of Winston Churchill's lengthy Second World War memoirs. In the original dust wrapper, and with the addition of an epilogue detailing his life in the post war years.
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1963 A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston ChurchillLondon: 1963A first edition account of the complete bibliography of Winston Churchill, containing information on approximately 1,500 items written by the former Prime Minister.
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1938 On the FrontierLondon: 1938W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play telling of an outbreak of war. The first impression in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 The Ascent of F6London: 1953A parable about leadership and the nature of power, this marks the second dramatic collaboration between Auden and Isherwood.
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1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Winston Churchill's volume recounting his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps.
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1934 The Orators an English StudyLondon: 1934The second edition of W. H. Auden's long poem, a popular Modernist work.
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1940 Another TimeLondon: 1940A very scarce, first edition copy of W H Auden's poetry anthology. With the vanishingly rare dustwrapper.
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1974 W H Auden Thank You Fog First Edition DustwrapperLondon: 1974A first edition of this work by W H Auden.
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1953 CHURCHILL Contemporaries Charles EADE 1st IllusLondon: 1953The first edition of this biography of Winston Churchill.
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1967 2v Companion W. CHURCHILL I 1874-1900 Randolph 1stLondon : 1967The first companion volume to the official biography of Britain's wartime Prime Minister, in two parts spanning over a quarter of a century.