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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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1934-1938 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. -
1948 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54Winston Churchill's memoirs of the Second World War, a complete first edition set in six volumes. -
1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Sir Winston Churchill's firsthand account of his time during the African War. -
1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A first edition set of William Churchill's groundbreaking memoirs regarding the Second 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. -
1956-8 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-8A superb illustrated edition of Winston Churchill's conclusive history of England, a beautiful illustrated work. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1951 River War, An Account of the Reconquest of the SudanLondon: 1951A smart 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. -
1976 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1976An association copy of the first volume in Winston Churchill's history of Britain, from the library of his cousin John Spencer-Churchill. -
1943 The World Crisis 1911-1918London: 1943An impressively detailed abridged edition of Churchill's study of the First World War and the events leading up to it, illustrated with folding maps and 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. -
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. -
1962 Frontiers and WarsLondon: 1962An advance reading copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, the first edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1933-1934 2Vol The Great WarLondon: 1933-1934The first two volumes of Winston Churchill's impressive history of the First World War, writing during the inter-war era, and illustrated throughout. -
1967-68 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1967-68A mixed edition set of Winston Churchill's history of England, a fascinating and important work. -
1945 The Dawn of LiberationLondon: 1945A beautiful first edition, first impression, of these late World War Two Winston Churchill speeches, all dating from 1944. -
1948 Mr. Churchill in NorwayOslo: 1948A very scarce illustrated account of Winston Churchill's 1948 visit to Norway, with text in both the English and Norwegian languages. -
1975-77 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1975-77Two smart later edition volumes of Winston Churchill's important history of Britain. -
1956-8 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-8First editions of Volumes II and IV of Churchill's important history of Great Britain. -
1956 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956The first edition, first impression, of the second volume in Winston Churchill's impressive history of England. -
1995 Frontiers and WarsNew York: 1995A lovely copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition. -
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. -
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. -
1965 Churchill's History of the English-Speaking PeoplesNew York: 1965Churchill's 'History of the English-Speaking Peoples' in one volume as arranged by Henry Steele Commager. An illustrated copy. -
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. -
1957 A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume III Only Winston ChurchillLondon: 1957A copy of this historical work by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill.