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Churchill, Winston
This British Bulldog and famous wartime Prime Minister grew up in Blenheim Palace as a Spencer-Churchill. He started out as a journalist, and wrote prodigiously until his death. Determined, outspoken and larger than life, Churchill went through several stages of unpopularity. His time at the Admiralty was not without controversy, and while appeasement was popular between the wars, Churchill wasn't. But cometh the hour, cometh the man, and World War Two was Churchill's finest hour. He was very much a product of his times and background but on geopolitics was rarely wrong. He foresaw the cold war approaching and the 'Iron Curtain' speech at Missouri in March 1946 was prophetic, though his desire for a closer relationship between Britain and America was less well received by Truman who thought correctly that British power was in serious decline.
Churchill was a tremendously talented and complex man, iconic and very human at the same time. Unlike many politicians of today, he cared more about being right than being popular. He was likewise unbothered by convention. Churchill used to conduct meetings during the war with heads of staff (and in the picture here with Dwight D Eisenhower), in his dressing gown. He also had Turnbull and Asser make him what he called 'romper suits', an all in one suit that was easy to put on and had an 'adjustable' waistline. These became known as 'siren suits' as they were supposedly easy to put on if the air raid siren went off. In truth this was not Churchill's motivation for them. He often had been known to go up onto the roof of number ten Downing Street to watch the Blitz rather than down to the bunker underneath the Treasury.
A whole library can be devoted to him and his life and works. The magisterial sixteen volume Gilbert biography is a testament to his full life, lived at the centre of world affairs. We try to have in stock as much of his cannon as we can.
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1934 Thoughts and AdventuresLondon: 1934Winston Churchill's engaging autobiographical work on his early political career. -
1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A finely bound first impression set of Winston Churchill's monumental magnum opus, looking into the causes of the Second World War, and the methods behind his victory. -
1950-1956 6vol The Second World WarLondon: 1950-1956A smart complete set of this reprinted edition of Winston Churchill's work on the Second World War. -
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!'. -
1923-31 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-31A first impression set of Winston Churchill's influential account of the First World War, illustrated with many folding maps. -
1952 The Second World War: Closing the RingLondon: 1952A well presented copy of the fifth volume of Churchill's important work on the Second World War, bound in leather. -
1956 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956A lovely copy of the first volume of Churchill's work on Britain and its former colonies. -
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. -
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. -
1949-1954 3 Volumes of The Second World WarLondon: 1949-1954Winston Churchill provides his unique insights into the events of the Second World War in this interesting memoir. In the original unclipped dust wrapper -
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 -
1900 Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in LauraniaLondon: 1900A first edition, first state of Winston Churchill's only major fictional work, Savrola -
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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1998 Speaking for ThemselvesLondon: 1998Bright first edition of the collected letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, edited and signed by their daughter Baroness Soames. -
1961 The American Civil WarLondon: 1961An illustrated first separate edition of this work on the American Civil War. -
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. -
1906 2vols Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition, only printing of this biography of Lord Randolph Churchill by his son Winston Churchill. -
1964 The Island RaceLondon: 1964The first edition of this colourfully illustrated an abridgment on Sir Winston Churchill's four volume history of Britain and its former colonies. -
1956-1958 4 Vols A History of the English Speaking PeoplesLondon : 1956-1958A comprehensive four volume set of Winston Churchill's renowned History of the English Speaking Peoples, with maps throughout. -
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. -
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. -
1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps, and in the publisher's original cloth. -
1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps, and in the publisher's original cloth. -
1900 Ian Hamilton's MarchLondon : 1900A first edition copy of Winston Churchill's account of his experiences during the Second Boer War. -
1951 The Second World War: Volume II, Their Finest HourLondon : 1951An interesting history of the Second World War from the perspective of Winston Churchill. -
1941 The Unknown War The Eastern Front 1914-1917London : 1941A smart copy of the final volume in Churchill's The World Crisis Series. -
1941 The Unknown War The Eastern Front 1914-1917London : 1941The final volume in Churchill's The World Crisis Series. -
1948 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54Winston Churchill's memoirs of the Second World War, a complete first edition set in six volumes. -
1933 The Great WarLondon: 1933-4A complete issue run of Sir Winston Churchill's history of the First World War, in the original twenty-six parts. -
1951 The River War, An Account of the Reconquest of SudanLondon: 1951A smart, early edition of Churchill's history of Kitchener's triumph in the Sudan, illustrated with a wealth of folding maps and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
1931 The World Crisis 1911-1918London: 1931The first abridged edition of Churchill's important account of the First World War, complete with folding maps throughout. -
1931 The World CrisisLondon: 1931The first abridged edition of Sir Winston Churchill's acclaimed history of the First World War. -
1956-8 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesNew York: 1956-8A set of Churchill's popular 'History of the English-Speaking Peoples,' smart copies of the first US edition, complete with unclipped dust wrappers. -
1933-34 Marlborough His Life and Times, Volume I and IILondon: 1933-34A very smart set of the first two volumes of Winston Churchill's biography of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough. First editions of this work. -
1947 MarlboroughLondon: 1947-55The first edition complete in two volumes of John Churchill's panegyric biography by Sir Winston Churchill. -
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.