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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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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. -
1931 My Early Life: A Roving CommissionLondon: 1931A smart fifth impression of this illustrated autobiography from Sir Winston S. Churchill covering the period from his birth to around 1902. -
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. -
1933-1938 Marlborough: His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-1938A pleasing complete first edition of Churchill's four-volume biography of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. -
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. -
1933-38 Marlborough His Life and TimesLondon: 1933-38A sought after first impression set in unclipped dust wrappers of Winston Churchill's monumental biography on his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, complete with all plates and folding maps. -
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. -
1908 My African JourneyLondon: 1908The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his five month long trip to East Africa, in the vibrant original illustrated cloth binding. -
1974 The World in Crisis; War SpeechesLondon: 1974'The World in Crisis' and 'War Speeches' of Winston Churchill, taken from the very scarce twenty-five volume 'Centenary First Edition' of Churchill's works. -
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.