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History & Culture
Windows into worlds gone by, a vast store of history. Both the iconic and the less well-known is here. Together with forgotten byways and things not found anywhere else. Here is also Americana, Crime, Feminism, Occultism,Archaeology, and Ethnography.
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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. -
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. -
1964 The Island RaceLondon : 1964A very smart copy of The Island Race, an abridgment on Churchill's four volume history of Britain and its former colonies, with illustrations throughout. -
1866 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLondon: 1866Two smart mid nineteenth century volumes of the critical essays Lord Macaulay contributed to the Edinburgh Review. -
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. -
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. -
1878 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review1878: 1878A leather bound copy of essays written by Thomas Babington Macaulay that were published in the Edinburgh Review. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
1854-61 Collected Works of Thomas Babington MacaulayLondon: 1854-61A fine, Winstanley-bound collection of the essays and British history of Whig Thomas Babington Macaulay. -
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. -
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. -
1898 The Works of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1898A beautiful set of the works of Lord Macaulay, inscribed by his nephew, Sir George Trevelyan. From the library of the Earl of Rosebery, with a letter signed from George Bullough. -
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. -
1861 Critical and Historical Essays Edinburgh Review Lord Macaulay New EditionLondon: 1861A handsome bound volume by Lord Macaulay, being a series of critics and historical essays published in the Edinburgh Review.