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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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1931 The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1931A wonderful example of the first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's angling treatise, illustrated throughout with colour plates. -
1933 The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the SoudanLondon: 1933The first cheap edition of Winston Churchill's interesting historical work on the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Soudan. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1954A desirable complete first edition of Winston Churchill's compelling history of World War II, with all original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1934-36 2vol Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1934-1936Two first edition volumes of this biographical work on John Churchill, written by Sir Winston Churchill. Being volumes II and III of IV only. -
1956-1958 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-1958The complete first edition set of Winston Churchill's reputable history of Britain. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1956A smart complete six volume set of the first edition of Winston Churchill's memoirs on the Second World War. -
1933-1934 The Great WarLondon: 1933-1934The complete set of Winston Churchill's compelling history of World War I, finely bound here in the publisher's deluxe half morocco. -
c1972 Winston Churchill: His Wit and WisdomGeneva: c1972A smartly bound first edition of this collection of works from Sir Winston Churchill. -
1940-41 If the Invader Comes, and, Beating the InvaderLondon: 1940-41Two first edition leaflets distributed across the country during the Second World War, encouraging messages from the Prime Minister Churchill to his public. -
1949-2015 12vol A Collection of Works on Sir Winston ChurchillLondon; Boston: 1949-2015A smart collection of twelve volumes on the life and character of British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1989 My Early Life & The Boer WarLondon: 1989A particularly scarce new edition of these two vivid autobiographies from Winston Churchill. -
1958-1968 4vol A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1958-1968A complete four volume set of this history from British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston S. Churchill. -
1956-1958 4vol A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-1958A complete four volume set of the first edition of this history from British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston S. Churchill. -
1956-1958 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon : 1956-1958An excellent complete 'Chartwell' edition of Winston Churchill's popular history, complete here with very scarce original glassines. -
1967 12vol The Second World WarLondon: 1967A complete twelve volume set of Churchill's history of the Second World War, with illustrations. -
2015 Great ContemporariesLondon: 2015A smart copy of this Folio Society edition of Churchill's collection of biographical essays. -
1933-1938 4vol Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-1938A smart four set collection of Winston Churchill's biography on his ancestor, the first Duke of Marlborough. -
1950-1955 6vol The Second World WarLondon: 1950-1955A smart complete set of Winston Churchill's work on the Second World War, with illustrations. -
1942 The World Crisis 1911-1918London: 1942A very smart abridged edition of this authoritative account of World War I by Winston Churchill. -
1942-1946 3vol Into Battle, The End of the Beginning, & VictoryLondon: 1942-1946Three smart later editions of these collections of speeches from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1933 26vol The Great WarLondon: 1933A collection of periodicals dealing with the scenes and various fronts associated with the First World War, in the original twenty-six fortnightly parts. -
1933 26vol The Great WarLondon: 1933A collection of periodicals dealing with the scenes and various fronts associated with the First World War, in the original twenty-six fortnightly parts. -
1933 The World CrisisLondon: 1933The coveted limited 'Sandhurst Edition' of Winston Churchill's historical account of the First World War. -
1933 The World CrisisLondon: 1933The coveted limited 'Sandhurst Edition' of Winston Churchill's historical account of the First World War. -
1933 The River War: An Account of The Reconquest of the SoudanLondon: 1933Winston Churchill's interesting historical work on the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Soudan, from the collection of Steve Forbes. -
1929-1932 2vol The Aftermath & The Unknown WarNew York: 1929-1932Two smart first US editions of these important historical works from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1933 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933A smart early edition of this illustrated biographical history from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill, volume one only. -
1933 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933A smart early edition of this illustrated biographical history from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill, volume one only. -
1932 Amid These Storms: Thoughts and AdventuresNew York: 1932The first US edition of Churchill's essays reflecting on his career, the First World War, politics, his hobbies, and the future. -
1948-53 The Second World War Winston S Churchill First US Ed Steve ForbesBoston: 1948-53The first American editions of Winston Churchill's epic six volume account of the Second World War, written from a first hand perspective, all in their original dust wrappers and from the collection of the renowned Steve Forbes. -
1938 2vol The World Crisis 1911-1918London: 1938A smart new edition set of this detailed history from British statesman Winston Churchill, with illustrations and maps. -
1940 Schritt fur Schritt 1936-1939Amsterdam: 1940The uncommon first German edition of this important work from Winston Churchill, comprising all of his articles on foreign affairs pre-WWII. -
1939 Les Grands Contemporains (Great Contemporaries)Paris : 1939The first French edition of Winston Churchill's collection of twenty-five biographical essays on renowned figures, elegantly bound in half morocco. -
1933-34 The Great WarLondon: 1933-1934The complete first illustrated book edition of Winston Churchill's detailed history of the First World War. -
1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A 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. -
1942 Great ContemporariesLondon: 1942The first Macmillan edition of Churchill's biographical essays, with the original dustwrapper.