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Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Here is the elusive first edition, only printing of Churchill's speech defining the difference between Liberalism and Socialism given in Dundee on 4 May 1908. On the rare occasions we see this very early Churchill speech pamphlet offered, it is typically removed from a bound volume. Here is not only the speech, but the bound volume. The pamphlet itself is a 4 page paper pamphlet dated "15/6/08" published by the Liberal Publication Department and printed by Strangeways & Sons. The volume in which the speech is bound is likewise published by The Liberal Publication Department and contains pamphlets and leaflets published before 16 November 1908. Liberal Publications bound volumes of this era are typically found bound in a black leather pebble grain spine over green ribbed buckram covers. Here is a less commonly seen binding variant, being bound in a dark brown quarter cloth spine over heavy gray cardboard covers. The book measures 8.25 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide by 1 inch thick. It contains a table of contents indexing by subject the numerous bound pamphlets and leaflets. The book is a fascinating piece of history, containing pamphlets and leaflets of all shapes and sizes, many of which are folded in and, we imagine, are unlikely to now be found anywhere else given their fragility and ephemeral nature. Condition of the bound volume is very good+ The binding shows only light wear at the corners and minor soiling of the boards. The spine is in excellent condition. The contents, including the Churchill speech pamphlet, are bright and tight. Mild spotting is confined to the title page and page edges. Protected in a removable, archival mylar sleeve. Bibliographic reference: Cohen A24, Woods A13.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. Liberalism and the Social Problem. Hodder & Stoughton., London, 1909.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Edition : Second Edition. , contemporary full burgundy cloth over board, title in gilt on the flat spine, printed author?s signature in gilt on the upper board., Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874 ? 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led Britain to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as a Member of Parliament (MP). Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, for most of his career he was a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, but from 1904 to 1924 was instead a member of the Liberal Party. Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in the UK and Western world, where he is seen as a victorious wartime leader who played an important role in defending liberal democracy from the spread of fascism. Also praised as a social reformer and writer, among his many awards was the Nobel Prize in Literature. Conversely, his imperialist views and comments on race, as well as his sanctioning of human rights abuses in the suppression of anti-imperialist movements seeking independence from the British Empire, have generated considerable controversy., Size : Small 8vo., , References : Ref. ICS a15b Text is clean and crisp. A very good copy.
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, 1909.
Price: US$1590.03 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, collecting the speeches by the young Churchill during his Liberal phase, addressing such then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. Cohen A29.1.a; Woods A15. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, facsimile of author's signature to the front cover in gilt, bottom edge untrimmed. Spine lightly sunned, a few specks of rubbing and soiling, gilt bright, contents clean with a few page corners creased: a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
CHURCHILL Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem. , 1909.
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Description: First edition. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 414 pp. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, bottom edge untrimmed (small amount of faint spotting to fore edge of text block, heavy pencilled annotations to rear endpapers in an early hand with a few instances of pencilled underling to the final chapter; some trivial shelf wear to extremities, upper corners gently bumped, otherwise a very good copy indeed). London, Hodder and Stoughton. An early collection of speeches written during Churchill's early period as a member of the Liberal Party - with a 'Presentation copy' blindstamp to title page.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. Liberalism and the Social Problem. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1909.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Description: This is an unusually clean and bright first edition, first printing of Churchill's third book of speeches (following Mr. Brodrick's Army and For Free Trade).Liberalism and the Social Problem dates from Churchill's period as an ardent reformer and a dynamic young political force in the Liberal Party. The British first edition is bound in a deep red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine and featuring Churchill's gilt-stamped facsimile signature on the front cover. The binding is attractive, but proved fragile, the smooth, thin cloth susceptible to wear and the spine quite susceptible to toning and dulling.Condition is very good plus. The dark red cloth binding is square, bright, and tight with strikingly bright gilt on both the front cover and spine. Shelf presentation is excellent, with only the mildest, uniform toning and light soiling. A wrinkle in the word "Liberalism" appears to be an artifact of the original binding process. Shelf wear is trivial - a slightly bruised lower front corner and a trivial hint of wear at the spine ends. The contents are strikingly bright with a crisp feel. We find no previous owner names. Spotting is primarily confined to the pastedowns and page edges, with only occasional, small intrusions into the blank inner margins.In 1904, Churchill quit the Conservative Party and joined the Liberals, beginning a dynamic chapter in his political career that saw him champion progressive causes and be branded a traitor to his class. In 1909, when Liberalism and the Social Problem was published, Churchill, in his mid-30s, had just been promoted to a Cabinet position. His 21 speeches in this volume address a broad range of social issues still topical today, with the young Churchill trying to chart a progressive course between reactionary conservatism and radical socialism. This was a balance the Liberal Party ultimately failed to sustain; Churchill would remain a member of the Liberal Party until their ruinous electoral defeat in the 1922 General Election. Churchill rejoined the Conservatives in 1924.Reference: Cohen A29.1.a, Woods/ICS A15(a), Langworth p.92.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, 1909.
Price: US$1908.03 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression. Liberalism and the Social Problem collects the speeches of Churchill, then a Liberal Party MP, on pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen. "That a young, radical Churchill was once held the scourge of the British Establishment and a traitor to his class is largely forgotten by those who think of him only in the modern or at least the Second World War context. Yet by 1909, when his third book of speeches was published, Churchill was an ardent reformer, the bane of Torydom" (Langworth, p. 90). Provenance: Ronald Cohen, with his ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Cohen's Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, published in three volumes in 2006, is the authoritative source for collectors, librarians, and dealers. Cohen A29.1.a; Woods A15. Richard Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, facsimile of author's signature to the front cover in gilt, bottom edge untrimmed. Very light bumping and rubbing at extremities, spine bright, slight separation preceding title page, minor spotting towards end. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
CHURCHILL, Winston. Liberalism And The Social Problem.. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909., 1909.
Price: US$2400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in fine full dark blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt signature of Churchill to front cover, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf. Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, A FINE COPY. This work collects the speeches by the young Churchill during his Liberal phase, addressing such then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labor exchanges, and unemployment insurance. Cohen A29.1.a; Woods A15.
Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, 1909.
Price: US$2544.05 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of this uncommon title which collects speeches by the young Churchill during his Liberal phase, addressing such then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, titles to spine with lion centre tool in compartments, raised bands, signature block to front board, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, twin rule to turn-ins, gilt edges. A fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, 1909.
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Description: First edition, first impression, "presentation copy" stamp to title page, presumably sent to the editor of the Economist Francis Wrigley Hirst (1873-1953), with his pencilled ownership signature to the front free endpaper and title page. The book collects the speeches by the young Churchill during his Liberal phase, addressing such then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. Appropriately, the recipient was a prominent liberal, "whose stalwart advocacy of personal freedom, free trade, and peace during the first half of the twentieth century, and especially during the First World War and its aftermath, surely earns him an honored place in the pantheon of individual liberty" (Foundation of Economic Freedom website, accessible online). Appointed editor of the Economist in 1907, Hirst built up the newspaper's circulation to match its 19th-cenury heyday under Walter Bagehot, and consequently became "one of the most powerful Liberal voices of Edwardian Britain, dogmatically arguing that permanent progress depended on free trade, retrenchment, and peace" (ODNB). Cohen A29.1.a; Woods A15. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, facsimile of author's signature to the front cover in gilt, bottom edge untrimmed. Pencilled signature of F. W. Hirst to front free endpaper and title page, pencilled annotations to contents. Slight darkening and rubbing to spine,
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. Liberalism and the Social Problem.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, 1909.
Price: US$3180.06 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, the copy of Clement Attlee, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. From 1940 to 1955, Churchill and Attlee were rival leaders of Britain's two main parties, Conservative and Labour. During the Second World War, they worked together as the leading members of the wartime ministry, Churchill as Prime Minister, Attlee as Deputy Prime Minister. In 1945, Attlee defeated Churchill in a shock general election result. For the next decade, they faced each other over the floor of the House of Commons. In 1951, Churchill took back Downing Street. Their relationship and rivalry was of enormous consequence to Britain's wartime and post-war history. Nonetheless, they were personally courteous and respectful. When Churchill died, Attlee told the House of Lords "We have lost the greatest Englishman of our time. I think the greatest citizen of the world of our time." Liberalism and the Social Problem collects the speeches of Churchill, then a Liberal Party MP, on pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labour exchanges, and unemployment insurance. "That a young, radical Churchill was once held the scourge of the British Establishment and a traitor to his class is largely forgotten by those who think of him only in the modern or at least the Second World War context. Yet by 1909, when his third book of speeches was published, Churchill was an ardent reformer, the bane of Torydom" (Langworth, p. 90). Attlee donated part of his library to the newly founded University of York in the early 1960s. This copy has the library's neat stamp (marked "sold by order") on the copyright page. The copy was afterwards in the collection of Ron Cohen, with his ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Cohen's Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, published in three volumes in 2006, is the authoritative source for collectors, librarians, and dealers. Cohen A29.1.a; Woods A15. Richard Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, facsimile of author's signature to the front cover in gilt, bottom edge untrimmed. Contemporary ownership signature "W. B. Fairbairn Nov '09" to front free endpaper. Light rubbing at extremities and soiling to rear cover, rear free endpaper removed, contents unmarked: a good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$24000.00 + shipping
Description: This first edition, first printing of Churchill's third book of speeches (following Mr. Brodrick's Army and For Free Trade) is the best surviving copy, retaining the most complete known example of the extravagantly rare original dust jacket. Liberalism and the Social Problem dates from Churchill's period as an ardent reformer and a dynamic young political force in the Liberal Party three decades before he became the vaunted leader of Britains Conservative Party. This first edition was bound in a deep red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine and featuring Churchill's gilt-stamped facsimile signature on the front cover. The illustrated dust jacket is a striking period piece, the front face printed gray on thin, white stock with the front face featuring a fuller version of the same photo of Churchill that would appear on the front cover of the wraps edition of The People's Rights published a year later. This is an iconic image, encapsulating the brashly confident young Cabinet Minster. Only two substantially complete copies of the dust jacket are known to survive. This is the best.Condition of the volume itself is better than near fine. The binding is simply magnificent square, clean, and tight with sharp corners and only a little wrinkling to the spine ends and a touch of shelf wear to extremities. The deep red hue of the binding and spine and front cover gilt are peerless, compellingly bright. The contents are internal bright with a crisp, unread feel and no previous owner names. The only minor detraction is spotting, primarily confined to the page edges, pastedowns, and the preliminary and terminal leaves. The endpapers show differential toning, corresponding to the dust jacket flaps. The page edges show mild age-toning, the top edge light shelf dust. Laid in at the rear pastedown we find a publishers printed promotional sheet advertising two other contemporary titles "The Political Situation by Dr. T. J. Macnamara, M.P." and "The Peoples Budget Explained by The Right Honourable D. Llloyd George, M.P."The mere existence of the jacket eclipses condition details. Nonetheless, jacket condition is very good. The dust jacket is substantially complete, with only shallow chip losses to a maximum depth of .25 inch (.64 cm) at the lower right rear face, the lower spine, the upper front joint, the upper front face, and the flap fold extremities. The edges also show some short, closed tears and associated wrinkling at the spine head and upper rear corner. There is no color shift between the covers and spine and the jacket is clean. The jacket is fitted with a clear, removeable, archival cover.The book is housed in a handsome quarter Morocco goatskin Solander case by The Chelsea Bindery, the dark red leather hued complementary to the original binding. The rounded spine features gilt-decorated raised bands and three gilt-printed compartments, title and author on the upper spine, the publication date of 1909 at the spine heel. A gilt rule transition demarcates the border with the red buckram-covered boards. The interior is felt-lined. Condition of the case is fine, with no appreciable wear or soiling.In 1904, Churchill quit the Conservative Party and joined the Liberals, beginning a dynamic chapter in his political career that saw him champion progressive causes and be branded a traitor to his class. In 1909, when Liberalism and the Social Problem was published, Churchill, in his mid-30s, had just been promoted to a Cabinet position. His 21 speeches in this volume address a broad range of social issues still topical today, with the young Churchill trying to chart a progressive course between reactionary conservatism and radical socialism. This was a balance the Liberal Party ultimately failed to sustain; Churchill would remain a member of the Liberal Party until their ruinous electoral defeat in the 1922 General Election. Churchill rejoined the Conservatives in 1924.Reference: Cohen A29.1.a, Woods/ICS A15(a), Langworth p.92.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.