GREAT GIFTS 104 “One Of The Most Brilliant Treatises On War That Has Ever Been Written” 158 CHURCHILL, Winston. The World Crisis. London, 1923-31. Six volumes. Octavo, later full blue morocco gilt. $6000 First English editions of Churchill’s important history of World War I. “Not only the best account of the most tremendous convulsion the world has ever seen, but one of the most brilliant treatises on war that has ever been written” (Spectator). Spines very mildly toned. A very handsome set. “Churchill At His Dazzling Best” 159CHURCHILL, Winston S. My Early Life: A Roving Commission. London, 1930. Octavo, modern full red morocco, spine gilt-decorated with Churchill lion emblems. $2000 First edition of Churchill’s acclaimed autobiography, abundantly illustrated with maps and photographic plates. Covering the first 25 years of Churchill’s life, to the beginning of his parliamentary career. Included are accounts of his childhood; his active service in Cuba, the North West Frontier, and Omdurman; and his exploits during the Boer War. Fine. “This Is Not History: This Is My Case” 160 CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. London, 1948-54. Six volumes. Octavo, modern three-quarter red morocco gilt. $3500 First English editions of Churchill’s WWII masterpiece, part history and part memoir, written after he lost reelection as Prime Minister, handsomely bound. The six volumes of Churchill’s masterpiece were published separately between 1948 and 1954. With The Second World War, Churchill “pulled himself back from humiliating defeat in 1945, using all his skills as a writer and politician to make his fortune, secure his reputation, and win a second term in Downing Street” (Reynolds, xxiii).Fine. “Had Peace Persisted He Might Now Be Remembered As A Pioneer Of Britain’s Welfare State” 161CHURCHILL, Randolph S. and GILBERT, Martin. Winston S. Churchill. London, (1966-88). Eight volumes. Thick octavo, modern three-quarter dark red morocco gilt. $4800 First editions of the official biography of Winston Churchill, richly illustrated with numerous photographic plates and handsomely bound. The first two volumes, written by Churchill’s son Randolph, cover Churchill’s youth and early political career. After Randolph’s death in 1968, Martin Gilbert, who had worked as his research assistant, was appointed official biographer and completed the work in another six volumes. Fine.
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