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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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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. -
1907 Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1907The first complete in one volume edition of Winston Churchill's touching biography on his father, complete with illustrations. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
1945 The Dawn of LiberationLondon: 1945A beautiful first edition, first impression, of these late World War Two Winston Churchill speeches, all dating from 1944. -
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. -
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. -
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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. -
1951 The Second World War: Volume II, Their Finest HourLondon : 1951An interesting history of the Second World War from the perspective of Winston Churchill. -
1966 Irrepressible Churchill: A Treasury of Winston Churchill's WitCleveland and New York: 1966A smart presentation copy of this collection of Winston Churchill's wit, presented to British Ambassador to the U.S. Roger Makins. -
1975-77 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1975-77Two smart later edition volumes of Winston Churchill's important history of Britain. -
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. -
1961 The American Civil WarLondon: 1961An illustrated first separate edition of this work on the American Civil War. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1953 CHURCHILL Contemporaries Charles EADE 1st IllusLondon: 1953The first edition of this biography of Winston Churchill.