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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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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. -
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. -
1930 My Early Life: A Roving CommissionLondon: 1930A first edition, first impression of Churchill's autobiographical work exploring his formative years, with illustrations throughout. -
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. -
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2002 Clementine ChurchillLondon, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland: 2002A signed, revision edition of Mary Soames' biography of her mother, Clementine Churchill. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1910 My African JourneyLondon: 1910The first 'cheap' edition of Winston Churchill's documentation of his 1907 five month long trip to Africa. -
1970 The People's RightsLondon: 1970Sir Winston Churchill discusses people's rights and political affairs in this volume which collects a series of speeches given in Lancashire. The very scarce uncorrected proof to the reset edition of 1970. -
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. -
1900 London to Ladysmith via PretoriaLondon: 1900The first edition of Sir Winston Churchill's firsthand account of his time during the African War. -
1923 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-1931An early edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. -
1975-77 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1975-77Two smart later edition volumes of Winston Churchill's important history of 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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1923 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-1931An unusually smart early edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. -
1923 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-1931A very smart first edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. -
1945 The Dawn of LiberationLondon: 1945A beautiful first edition, first impression, of these late World War Two Winston Churchill speeches, all dating from 1944. -
1923 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-1931A very important association copy of the first edition of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War from the library of World War I Gallipoli commander, Granville Egerton. -
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. -
1953 CHURCHILL Contemporaries Charles EADE 1st IllusLondon: 1953The first edition of this biography of Winston Churchill.