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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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1965 Painting as a PastimeNew York: 1965A smart US edition of this illustrated study of the artwork of British statesman Sir Winston Churchill. -
1948 Painting as a PastimeLondon: 1948The first edition of Winston Churchill's charming essay on the joys of painting, with colour plates. -
1950 Painting as a PastimeNew York: 1950Churchill's guide to enjoying painting as a hobby, with colour plates of his own work, and the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
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. -
1956-1958 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-1958The complete first edition of Winston Churchill's comprehensive history of Britain and its people. -
1924 2vol The World Crisis 1911-1914 & 1915Sydney: 1924A smart first edition set of this detailed history from British statesman Winston Churchill, with illustrations and maps. -
1933 Sandhurst Edition of The World CrisisLondon: 1933The desirable Sandhurst abridged edition of Winston S. Churchill's study of the First World War, 'The World Crisis'. -
1942 The World Crisis 1911-1918London: 1942An abridged edition of Winston Churchill's account of the First World War, with the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1954An excellent example of the complete six volume first edition of Winston Churchill's monumental history of the Second World War, with each volume retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1900 SavrolaLondon: 1900The first edition, second state, of Winston Churchill's early novel, an interesting political tale of revolution. -
1956-1958 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-1958A smart complete 'Chartwell' edition of Winston Churchill's popular history of Britain, published the same year as the firsts. -
1941 The Unknown War: The Eastern Front 1914-1917London: 1941A very smart Macmillan edition of Winston Churchill's final volume in his 'World Crisis' series. -
1930 My Early LifeLondon: 1930A first edition of Churchill's moving illustrated autobiography of his early life. -
1956-1958 A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1956-1958A complete first edition set of Winston Churchill's comprehensive history of Britain. -
1962-65 A Churchill Anthology, Painting as a Pastime & Churchill: His Life and TimesLondon: 1962-1965A fine three-volume set of Winston Churchill's writings, speeches, biography and words on painting, together with the original slipcase. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1954An smart example of the complete six volume first edition of Winston Churchill's monumental history of the Second World War, with each volume retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1965-1966 12vol A History of the English-Speaking PeoplesLondon: 1965-1966A smart twelve volume set of this historical study from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill, with illustrations. -
1958 A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: Volume IV - The Great DemocraciesLondon: 1958The fourth volume from Winston Churchill's 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples', a fine copy, housed in a quarter morocco slip case. -
1900 Ian Hamilton's MarchLondon: 1900The second edition of Winston Churchill's personal account depicting his experiences during the Second Boer War. -
1948-52 Winston Churchill's Speech at the Annual Conservative ConferenceLondon : 1948-52Three scarce volumes featuring accounts of the annual conferences of the National Conservative Union, with reports of Churchill's speeches. -
c1932 The Chartered Surveyor: His Training & His WorkWestminster: c1932The first edition of this very scarce volume on the role of the Chartered Surveyor, with a foreword by Winston Churchill. -
1906 Lord Randolph ChurchillLondon: 1906The first edition of Winston Churchill's two volume biography on his father, Randolph Churchill. -
1952 Memoires Sur La Deuxieme Guerre MondialeBruxelles: 1952A smart copy of the second volume of the memoirs of Sir Winston Churchill from the Second World War, in French. -
1951-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1951-54A finely bound first impression set of the final three volumes of Winston Churchill's monumental magnum opus. -
1950 Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 and 1948London: 1950The first edition, first impression of this collection of postwar speeches delivered by Winston Churchill. -
1942 Great ContemporariesLondon: 1947A smart second edition of this collection of biographical essays by Sir Winston S. Churchill. -
1934 Thoughts and AdventuresLondon: 1934Winston Churchill's engaging autobiographical work on his early political career. -
1913 Richard CarvelLondon: 1913A smart library edition of American author Winston Churchill's historical novel, with the publisher's very scarce dust wrapper. -
1898-99 The Harmsworth Magazine Volumes One and TwoLondon: 1898-99Two volumes of the profusely illustrated 'Harmsworth Magazine', with illustrations by the noted Arthur Rackham and 'Volume One' featuring Winston Churchill's 'Man Overboard!'. -
1923-31 The World CrisisLondon: 1923-31A first impression set of Winston Churchill's influential account of the First World War, illustrated with many folding maps. -
1952 The Second World War: Closing the RingLondon: 1952A well presented copy of the fifth volume of Churchill's important work on the Second World War, bound in leather. -
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. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon : 1948-1954A complete six volume set of first edition copies of Churchill's monumental The Second World War.