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Price: US$5.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book Is In Good Condition For Age Spine Worn At Top And Tail, Board Corners Bumped Jacket Worn Along Top And Tail Edges, Spine Discoloured Binding Tight And Secure Pages Clean And Bright Throughout
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Vol. 4 The Hinge of Fate. London : Cassell, 1951.
Price: US$7.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1951. 917 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 4. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$7.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean and firmly bound with an old gift inscription inside, some marks on the closed page edges. Jacket not price clipped with some wear, mostly along the top edge with a litle chipping at the top of the spine.
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Vol. 4 The Hinge Of Fate. London : Cassell, 1951.
Price: US$8.21 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1951. No Edition Remarks. 917 pages. Laminated dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 4. Book has a slight smoky odour. Light foxing and tanning to pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston. The Second World War Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate. Cassell, London, 1951.
Price: US$12.49 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xvii, 917 pages, appendices, maps and diagrams, index, page edges toned, worn and frayed dust jacket with some areas of loss.
Seller: Philip Emery, Bridlington, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.81 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 917 pages. Some foxing of edges; covers rubbed and marked but a fair copy.
Seller: beckfarmbooks, HOLT, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Price: US$15.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: There Are Some Small Stains To The Edge Of The Boards.Please Email For Further Details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
Price: US$20.49 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Contents and boards in very good, clean condition. Dustwrapper: half a centimetre strip loss top of spine and spine a little browned, a few short closed tears, otherwise very good and clean. 917 pp.
Seller: Books On The Green, Lydd, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.56 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, top of page edges a light maroon colour remainder very gently toned, very small bump bottom edge front board, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Dustjacket Condition:Very Good, gently bumped and rubbed top and bottom of the spine, corners gently rubbed, very small tear top edge front panel, retains original publishers price.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Price: US$27.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Second World War. Volume IV. The Hinge of Fate by Winston Churchill. Publisher: Cassell, London, 1951, Second British Edition. Very good hardback with jacket, no inscriptions. Price-clipped jacket is chipped and rubbed with fading to spine. Fold out maps and documents in very good condition. THE HINGE OF FATE marks in Sir Winston Churchill's words, 'the turning-point of the Second World War.' It details a period during which almost uninterrupted defeat gave way to almost unbroken success for the Allies. While the Afrika Korps advanced almost to the outskirts of Alexandria and the Japanese struck by land and by sea, despair came to all but the most resolute. However, from this nadir there followed an ever-steady climb. Rommel was thrown back and defeated at Alamein. The British fought shoulder to shoulder for the first time with their American allies in North Africa and the tide turned in the Pacific.
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
Winston S Churchill. The Second World War; Volume II, Their Finest Hour. Cassell & Co, London, 1951.
Price: US$27.36 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Second World War; Volume II, Their Finest Hour by Winston S Churchill. Publisher: Cassell & Co, 1951, London 1951, 3rd British Edition. Good hardback with jacket. Some rubbing and bumping. No inscriptons, minor marks. Pages amd foldout maps in very good condition. jacket is rubbed, chipped, and torn with some loss to spine area. Spine is dulled down.
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
Price: US$27.41 + shipping
Description: Edizione: Prima edizione . Pagine: 918+ XVIII . Formato: 8° . Rilegatura: Cartonato telato nero con scritte oro al dorso . Stato: Buono . Caratteristiche: Bruniture .
Seller: Libreria Scripta Manent, ALBENGA, SV, Italy
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A second edition, published in October, 1951 of Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate. The first edition was published in July, 1951. Numerous maps in the text and folding pull-out maps - all fine without creases or tears. ***A near fine copy in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, and the boards are clean and unmarked. Dark red publisher's top-stain to the page block, lightly faded. No creasing or tears to the cloth. Corners sharp. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions - just a small Foyle's Bookshop label to the bottom corner of the front free endpaper. Clean pages, and no creases to the very thin paper. Spine tight with no reading lean. ***No dustwrapper. ***222mm x 148mm. 917 pages. ***A near fine copy of the second edition of Volume IV of Churchill's "The Second World War": The Hinge of Fate. ***'What a theme for a painter in words! What breathless history! It is an incomparable privilege to see the war as Mr. Churchill, directing our herculean effort, saw it then and as he sees it now. Through chapter after chapter one never loses the realisation that here is one of the lasting works of English literature, one of the enduring memorials of our time, one of the noblest tributes to the endurance and resourcefulness of the British people. These memoirs are the master-work of a master-mind. Distinction shines on every page.' - Yorkshire Post [Review quote taken from the back flap of the dustwrapper of the final Volume VI of a complete set in dustwrappers which we also have listed on ABE Books] ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, very good in a very good dust jacket. Some light soiling to page edges and to black cloth (faint fingerprints). The red topstain is a bit faded. The jacket, which has the publisher's price at the bottom of the front flap, has some shallow chipping at spine ends (not affecting any lettering)."Overseas Edition" in red lettering also on the bottom of the front flap. A tight, square copy with no names or other markings in the book. Includes maps and diagrams, appendices, and an index; 917 pages.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. THE SECOND WORLD WAR. VOLUME IV THE HINGE OF FATE.. Cassell, London, 1951.
Price: US$46.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2nd Edition. A firm straight book, cover has small dent on top edge. Internally spotless with slight age toning. Dust jacket complete, spine sunned, some edge wear.
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Price: US$49.33 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 6 volumes: illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Notes: Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945.World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Archives Sources. Diplomatic history. Genre: History. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$54.81 + shipping
Description: Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii, 917 p. : maps. Notes; Includes index. Contents; The onslaught of Japan. Africa redeemed. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965). World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Africa, North. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns East Asia. World War II Europe History (1939-1945). World War, (1939-1945) Causes. World War, (1939-1945) Diplomatic history. Europe Politics and government (1918-1945). 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$64.00 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 6 volumes: illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Notes: Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945.World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Archives Sources. Diplomatic history. Genre: History. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii, 917 p. : maps. Notes; Includes index. Contents; The onslaught of Japan. Africa redeemed. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965). World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Africa, North. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns East Asia. World War II Europe History (1939-1945). World War, (1939-1945) Causes. World War, (1939-1945) Diplomatic history. Europe Politics and government (1918-1945). 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$71.26 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 917 pages; xviii, 917 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 917 pages; xviii, 917 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. In the Balance. Cassell and Company Ltd., London, 1951.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed British first edition, only printing of the third of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. Condition is very good plus in a good plus dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean, and tight with bright spine gilt. Minor shelf wear to the bottom edge is the only exterior flaw to report. The contents are bright with no previous ownership marks. Spotting is primarily confined to the top edge of the text block with just a few spots to the fore edge. The unclipped dust jacket retains the original lower front flap price, which nonetheless has a dealer sticker obscuring the original price. A previous owner has neatly excised a 1.75 inch (4.5 cm) section of the upper oak leaf border form the rear flap to carefully patch a missing section of the border at the head of the spine. The jacket is otherwise complete, with only minor wear to extremities and a moderately soiled white rear panel. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. In the Balance includes 58 speeches and broadcasts delivered between 26 January 1949 and 14 December 1950. Having done so much to win the Second World War, Churchill faced frustration of his postwar plans when his wartime government fell to Labour in the General Election of July 1945. In the Balance was published on 18 October 1951, just a week before the Conservatives won the General Election, returning Churchill to Downing Street on 26 October 1951 at the age of 76. Befitting a Leader of the Opposition, Churchill's speeches address a wide range of domestic and foreign issues, including devaluation of the British Pound, the General Election of February 1950, the Korean War, and establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. By this time, the political experience that underpinned Churchill's postwar oratory was unrivaled. Member of Parliament for half a century, Churchill was beginning his sixth consecutive decade serving in a British Cabinet. Perhaps nothing better speaks to Churchill's truly singular experience than his 31 March 1949 speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (at pages 40-51), where he gave a tour de force survey of the period 1900-1945 that is - characteristic of Churchill - both incisive and lyrical: "In 1900 a sense of moving hopefully forward to brighter, broader, easier days predominated. Little did we guess that what has been called the Century of the Common Man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries put together in the history of the world. but it is not in the power of material forces in any period. to alter the main elements in human nature or restrict the infinite variety of forms in which the soul and genius of the human race can and will express itself." Fittingly, in 1953, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, in part " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."Reference: Cohen A255.1, Woods/ICS A130(a), Langworth p.301
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston Churchill - FIRST EDITION. THE Second World War VOL. 4 HINGE OF FATE. Cassell London, 1951.
Price: US$102.47 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A sturdy volume, Part 4 of the thrilling history by the man who helped make it. Clean and tight but signs of having been read. No annotations or owner names, no inscriptions. The jacket is not price clipped and has only minor damage.
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$115.28 + shipping
Description: An interesting history of the Second World War from the perspective of Winston Churchill. This is a copy of the third, revised, edition of Churchill's The Second World War: Volume II, Their Finest Hour, published in November 1951. The volume considers how the British people held the fort after the fall of France with the period covered within this volume being when Churchill was Prime Minister.The series was written using Churchill's own notes and through his access to official documents.With three folding maps and eighteen further maps and diagrams within the text. In the original clipped dustwrapper.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with only a few marks to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dustwrapper. The spine is faded and there is some bumping but remains smart. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 456 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good text. Black spine with orange text. Dustjacket has chipping and tearing to edges, tape on head edge of spine and front cover, moderate edgewear and shelfwear. Boards have bumping to corners. Textblock has light age toning, marking in pencil on front endpaper. 1368842. Special Collections.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$176.76 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION 8vo. dark blue cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 456pp. Ink gift inscription to ffep. Occasional light foxing, heavy to prelims and foredge. A few tiny chips to dust jacket edges and light foxing to rear cover. Overall a GOOD+ COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 6) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$213.77 + shipping
Description: Near fine set in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Includes minor library marks. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 26 cm. Notes; With indexes. Contents; v.1 . From the rise of Hitler to the invasion of Russia, June 22, 1941. -- v. 2. From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943. -- v. 3. From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) Oratory. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. Oratory. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain ; Sources. Politics and war. Great Britain. Great Britain History, Military 20th century. 3 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$224.39 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover, in price-clipped dust jacket. Moderate edge wear and toning to jacket (now in archival mylar sleeve); old owner's blindstamp to bottom title-page. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. IN THE BALANCE SPEECHES 1949 & 1950. CASSELL & COMPANY , LONDON, 1951.
Price: US$230.56 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST ISSUE. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH COLOURED BAND TO EDGES, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6 INCHES WITH 10 + 456 PAGES. MINOR EDGE WEAR TO JACKET WITH A FEW MARKS TO REAR OF JACKET. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY IN BETTER THAN THE USUAL CONDITION WITH CLOTH BRIGHT, PAGES CLEAN & NO LOSS TO JACKET. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DUST JACKET HAS A REMOVABLE CLEAR WRAPPER THAT DOES SHOW SOME WRINKLES & REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$244.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine set in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Includes minor library marks. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 26 cm. Notes; With indexes. Contents; v.1 . From the rise of Hitler to the invasion of Russia, June 22, 1941. -- v. 2. From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943. -- v. 3. From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945. Subjects; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) Oratory. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain. Oratory. World War, (1939-1945) Great Britain ; Sources. Politics and war. Great Britain. Great Britain History, Military 20th century. 3 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: This jacketed British first edition of the third of Churchill's postwar speech volumes is a pre-publication publishers review copy. This particular review copy belonged to The Scotsman, the national newspaper of Scotland. Cassell and Company Limiteds 6.5 x 4.5 inch (16.5 x 11.4 cm) review slip is affixed to the front pastedown. The title, author, price, and "to be published on" date are all typed on the review slip. A circular "THE SCOTSMAN EDINBURGH" ink stamp was applied to the upper right of the review slip, to the pastedown below the review slip, and to the facing front free endpaper recto. Also inked on the front free endpaper recto is "Review in Scotsman 10-25-51" and, further below, the word "WITHDRAWN". We find no other ownership marks. Condition of this review copy is very good plus in a good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean, bright, and tight with sharp corners, vivid spine gilt, and no appreciable wear. The contents are mildly age-toned, but suffer no spotting. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original publishers price on the lower front flap. We note wear to extremities, including shallow chips to the spine ends, corners, and top edge of the front panel, as well as some toning and soiling of the white rear panel. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, archival quality clear cover. In the Balance includes 58 speeches and broadcasts delivered between 26 January 1949 and 14 December 1950. Having done so much to win the war, Churchill faced frustration of his postwar plans when his wartime government fell to Labour in the General Election of July 1945. In the Balance was published on 18 October 1951, just a week before the Conservatives won the General Election, returning Churchill to Downing Street on 26 October 1951 at the age of 76. Befitting a Leader of the Opposition, Churchill's speeches address a wide range of domestic and foreign issues, including devaluation of the British Pound, the General Election of February 1950, the Korean War, and establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. By this time, the political experience that underpinned Churchill's postwar oratory was unrivaled. Member of Parliament for half a century, Churchill was beginning his sixth consecutive decade serving in a British Cabinet. Perhaps nothing better speaks to Churchill's truly singular experience than his 31 March 1949 speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (at pages 40-51), where he gave a tour de force survey of the period 1900-1945 that is - characteristic of Churchill - both incisive and lyrical: "In 1900 a sense of moving hopefully forward to brighter, broader, easier days predominated. Little did we guess that what has been called the Century of the Common Man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries put together in the history of the world. but it is not in the power of material forces in any period. to alter the main elements in human nature or restrict the infinite variety of forms in which the soul and genius of the human race can and will express itself." Bibliographic Reference: Cohen A255.1, Woods/ICS A130(a), Langworth p.301
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. In the Balance. Cassell and Company Ltd., London, 1951.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: This is a particularly clean jacketed British first edition, only printing of the third of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. In the Balance includes 58 speeches and broadcasts delivered between 26 January 1949 and 14 December 1950. This British first edition, only printing, is scarce thus, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. We seldom offer individual volumes of this caliber outside of sets. The blue cloth binding is square, clean, unfaded, and tight, with sharp corners and bright spine gilt. We note only a tiny bruise to the lower rear corner and light bruising to the bottom edge of the front cover. The contents are age-toned but clean, with no previous ownership marks and no spotting. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original front flap price, unusually clean and bright, and entirely complete, with no loss. Trivial shelf wear is confined to the extremities. The white rear face shows overall soiling and there is residual tape at the upper and lower extremities of the flap folds from a previous dust jacket protector. The dust jacket is protected beneath a removable, clear, archival cover. In the Balance was published on 18 October 1951, just a week before the Conservatives won the General Election, returning Churchill to Downing Street on 26 October 1951 at the age of 77. Befitting a Leader of the Opposition, Churchill's speeches address a wide range of domestic and foreign issues, including devaluation of the British Pound, the General Election of February 1950, the Korean War, and establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. By this time, the political experience that underpinned Churchill's postwar oratory was unrivaled. Member of Parliament for half a century, Churchill was beginning his sixth consecutive decade serving in a British Cabinet. Perhaps nothing better speaks to Churchill's truly singular experience than his 31 March 1949 speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (at pages 40-51), where he gave a tour de force survey of the period 1900-1945 that is - characteristic of Churchill - both incisive and lyrical: "In 1900 a sense of moving hopefully forward to brighter, broader, easier days predominated. Little did we guess that what has been called the Century of the Common Man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries put together in the history of the world. but it is not in the power of material forces in any period. to alter the main elements in human nature or restrict the infinite variety of forms in which the soul and genius of the human race can and will express itself." Fittingly, in 1953, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, in part " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Reference: Cohen A255.1, Woods/ICS A130(a), Langworth p.301
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. IN THE BALANCE Speeches 1949 & 1950. Cassell and Co., London, 1951.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The third volume of collected post-war speeches (1949-1950), covering Churchill's years as leader of the opposition in Parliament, discoursing on NATO, Socialism in Britain and the Korean conflict. This is a very good First English edition copy, in an unclipped dust jacket with fractional loss at the spine head and tail,and some faint edge toning to the rear flap, else fine. The contents are fine, virtually mint. First English Edition (Cohen A255) (Woods A130a).
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. In the Balance. Cassell and Company Ltd., London, 1951.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: This is a particularly clean jacketed British first edition, only printing of the third of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. In the Balance includes 58 speeches and broadcasts delivered between 26 January 1949 and 14 December 1950. This British first edition, only printing, is increasingly scarce thus, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. We seldom offer individual volumes of this caliber outside of sets. The blue cloth binding is square, tight, and clean with sharp corners, vivid spine gilt, and no reportable wear. The contents are quite clean, with none of the typical spotting. Even the fore and bottom edges are clean, with only a hint of shelf dust to the tips of the bottom edges. The sole factor preventing our grading this copy as truly "fine" is an inked gift inscription on the front free endpaper recto the only previous ownership mark. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original front flap price, unusually clean and bright, and complete. We note only trivial wear confined to the spine ends and flap fold corners. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, clear, archival cover. In the Balance was published on 18 October 1951, just a week before the Conservatives won the General Election, returning Churchill to Downing Street on 26 October 1951 at the age of 77. Befitting a Leader of the Opposition, Churchill's speeches address a wide range of domestic and foreign issues, including devaluation of the British Pound, the General Election of February 1950, the Korean War, and establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. By this time, the political experience that underpinned Churchill's postwar oratory was unrivaled. Member of Parliament for half a century, Churchill was beginning his sixth consecutive decade serving in a British Cabinet. Perhaps nothing better speaks to Churchill's truly singular experience than his 31 March 1949 speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (at pages 40-51), where he gave a tour de force survey of the period 1900-1945 that is - characteristic of Churchill - both incisive and lyrical: "In 1900 a sense of moving hopefully forward to brighter, broader, easier days predominated. Little did we guess that what has been called the Century of the Common Man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries put together in the history of the world. but it is not in the power of material forces in any period. to alter the main elements in human nature or restrict the infinite variety of forms in which the soul and genius of the human race can and will express itself." Fittingly, in 1953, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, in part " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Reference: Cohen A255.1, Woods/ICS A130(a), Langworth p.301
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.85 + shipping
Description: Compiled by Charles Eade in three volumes. Totalling more than 1,600 pages, each volume with Diary of Events and Index, title pages printed in red & black; med. 8vo; navy boards, spines lettered in gilt, boards lightly marked; some light foxing and marginal soiling; Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1951-1952. First collected edition. Cohen A263.1.(1-III).a. *Lacking the dust wrappers.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red three-quarter leatherbound covers are mostly clean, with gilt ruling. Corners are sharp. Spine has raised bands, gilt ornament and text and is bright with firm ends. Binding is rebound. Marble end papers/ pastedowns coordinate with binding. Pastedowns and feps have some toning at margins, some cataloguer's marks in pencil. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have gilt along head.** PS2024.0229** 456 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches** A very good copy of this collection of speeches made by Winston Churchill over the years 1949-1950. They cover a wide range of topics, domestic and foreign, and offer a running commentary on political events of the age. This is a handsome private library volume, with a binding by Bayntun (Rivière) of Bath, England.** First edition, as per the publisher's information.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009912"**
Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$640.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 195152. First editions thus. Three volumes bound in the publisher's original cloth bindings with the original dust jackets in fair condition - torn with loss. The dust jacket for Vol II is hanging loose on the boards as it has been wrapped around the boards incorrectly. Some occasional light foxing, otherwise very clean and crisp. Second World War Speeches. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, First Printings. Three volumes. Octavo (26 x 16cm). Internally clean, with moderate toning and a few marks to edges. The definitive edition of the War Speeches, compiled by Churchill's literary assistant Charles Eade (1903-1964), editor of the Daily Sketch and the Sunday Dispatch, and editor of Churchill's wartime speeches, speaking notes and the collected volume 'Churchill by His Contemporaries'. Featuring speeches given between May 1938 and August 1945. Comprising of: Volume I From the Rise of Hitler to the Invasion of Russia, June 22, 1941. 1951, xvi; 483 [1]pp; Volume II From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943. 1952, xvi; 560pp; Volume III From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945. 1952, xvi; 578 [2]. Provenance no signatures or bookplates. Approximately 10 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to blue cloth. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition full blue cloth, marked and worn. Dust Jackets - fair condition - torn and rubbed with loss. Page edges good condition all edges gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned and foxed. End papers good condition tanned and foxed. Title good condition some tanning, minor marks and foxing. Pages good condition lightly tanned throughout. Binding good condition structurally sound. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1951-52 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: THREE VOLUMES UNIFORMLY BOUND. Spines lettered in gilt. Compiled by Charles Eade. Volume 1 was published in 1951, volumes 2 and 3 in 1952. Dust jackets are not price-clipped, show very light soiling, small chip at top of spine of Volume 3. 483, 560, 578 pp. Woods A136. Size: Royal Octavo
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: This first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchills history of the Second World War is noteworthy - a working copy from the publishers archives, stamped "Editorial" on the front free endpaper and top edge. This copy features 55 handwritten emendations and resided in Cassells editorial department until at least 25 May 1977, when it was used for the edition referred to as "4th 3rd". (A misnomer that likely refers to a later printing of the second British edition. See Cohen A240.4(IV).f.)The original black cloth is surprisingly clean for a publishers working copy, the binding square, the spine gilt bright, the corners sharp, and the page edges clean save the "Editorial" stamp on the top edge. A cosmetic split to the endpapers at the front gutter exposes the intact mull beneath and does not affect binding integrity. The contents are free of toning and spotting. Accompanying are 14 oversized, single sided galley sheets measuring 25.125 x 7.125 inches (63.8 x 18.1 cm). The top of one sheet reads: "30231 Second World War Vol. 4 Galley A1". We also include a loose copyright page with corrections for the "Fourth edition, third impression August 1977".When Cassell secured publication rights to Churchills war memoirs, it was "perhaps the greatest coup of twentieth century publishing." Nonetheless, the volumes were published with both stylistic and substantive flaws, as evidenced by the number of corrections made by Cassell staff in this publishers copy of the fourth volume. We confirmed that these corrections, ranging from simple letter case corrections to reworded sentences, were incorporated into later printings and editions.One particular edit merits a highlight. At page 416 a typewritten sheet is laid in bearing additional copy for a footnote added in later editions. The story of this footnote involves a Second World War General fired by Churchill. Eric Edward Dorman-Smith (1895-1969) served in WWI with such distinction (awarded the Military Cross for his efforts in the trenches of Ypres) that his friend Ernest Hemingway later fictionalized him as the hero of Across the River and Into the Trees. In WWII Dorman-Smiths tactical advice played a key role in Italys defeat at Beda Fomm. In 1942 Auchinleck assumed command of the Eighth Army, and Dorman-Smith was promoted to acting major-general. Three months later in August 1942 Winston Churchill ordered a complete restructuring of the Middle East command. Montgomery replaced Auchinleck and Dorman-Smith was given command of a brigade in Italy before being dismissed and involuntarily retiring in 1944. Disgraced and disillusioned, Dorman-Smith returned to his home in Ireland and changed his name to OGowan. He would implausibly transition from British General to Irish nationalist and IRA supporter. In 1953 OGowans solicitor sent a letter to 10 Downing Street claiming that the Prime Ministers book The Hinge of Fate was libelous and made "very grave charges that our client was incompetent and perhaps worse and that he was fired for incompetency." Churchills offense was mentioning "General Dorman-Smith to be relieved a Deputy C.G.S." in the general context of "disasters in the Western Desert " OGowan né Dorman-Smith apparently employed his lawyers "all over the place, sent out for everything from slight disappointments in newspaper articles, to local affairs, such as destruction of heritage sites and water pollution in Cootehill." Nonetheless, defending a libel case might require making sensitive documents public. The trial never went to court; in early 1954 OGowan suddenly backed down from his demands. OGowans biographer claimed Churchills advisor called on OGowans sense of chivalry by informing him of the Prime Ministers stroke in 1953 and warning that the affair may cause a second, fatal stroke. The matter was settled by the inclusion of a footnote in future editions of the book - the typed manuscript of which is laid in this volume.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2950.00 + shipping
Description: This copy of the British first edition, second printing, of the fourth volume of Winston S. Churchills war memoirs is inscribed and dated by Churchill. The inscription, inked in blue in three lines on the half-title, reads "Inscribed by | Winston S. Churchill | 1953". An autograph signed letter from a previous owner dated "12th August 1978" laid into the volume states: "To whom it may concern. This hardback book the second world war "the Second World War the Hinge of Fate" was signed by Sir Winston Churchill at a luncheon in London in 1953 and kept by me as a prized possession with my other war time books." This second printing of October 1951 (incorrectly noted as "Second Edition" on the title page verso) followed the first printing of July 1951. Of note, it was published the very same month Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street to begin his second and final premiership after the return of his Conservative Party to parliamentary majority in the 25 October 1951 General Election.Condition of this inscribed copy is good, sound and complete but certainly showing some typical condition issues. Among the most heralded publications of the twentieth century, Churchills war memoirs were published in six volumes between 1948 and 1954. They were both widely read and not especially durable. The coarse cloth bindings of this edition proved susceptible to soiling and mildew, the contents (printed on post-war "Economy Standards" paper) proved highly prone to spotting, and the red-stained top edges are most often severely faded. Hence many copies show age and wear. This copy is no exception. The black cloth binding is square and unfaded, with bright spine gilt, but nonetheless shows some shelf wear to extremities, some white speckling to the rear cover, and a little overall scuffing. The contents are mildly shaken but still firmly attached to the text block; the endpaper gutters both have cosmetic splits, exposing the intact mull beneath without affecting binding integrity. The contents are respectably clean and complete, though imperfect. We note modest spotting, primarily confined to the prelims and page edges, mild overall age age-toning, and almost entirely faded topstain. Churchills inscription is distinct, clear and unfaded, though shaky at points, consonant with both the general infirmities of advancing age and the stroke he suffered in June 1953, following previous cerebrovascular episodes.This inscribed copy came to us via a retired U.S. Navy Captain, stepson to a Second World War veteran, to whom this book belonged before his death. Of his stepfather, the stepson informed us: "He was U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and aircrew in the Flying fortress, and stationed in the U.K. from 1944-1945. A good man. Quiet. Reserved. A proud WWII vet, very fond of the U.K. his Churchill books were gifts to him from his daughter."The Hinge of Fate, the fourth volume of Churchill's six-volume war memoirs, focuses on the first half of 1942, describing, in Churchill's own words, "the turning-point of the Second World War. The entry of the United States into the struggle. had made it certain that the cause of Freedom would not be cast away. But between survival and victory there are many stages. Nearly two years of intense and bloody fighting lay before us all. The American Armies had to mature and their vast construction of shipping to become effective before the full power of the Great Republic would be hurled into the struggle. Hitler had still to pay the full penalty of his fatal error in trying to conquer Russia. He had still to squander the immense remaining strength of Germany. leaders of Japan were already conscious that their onslaught had passed its zenith. Together, soon Great Britain and the United States would have the mastery of the Oceans and the Air. The hinge had turned." (HoF, pp.742-3)Reference: Cohen A240.4(IV).b, Woods/ICS A123(ba), Langworth p.264
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.