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Churchill, The Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer. My African Journey. HODDER & STOUGHTON LTD, London, 1908.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Boards and spine band have been quite heavily nibbled. with some fabric loss at the head and tail of the spine. Owner's name to fep and notation to front pastedown. Foxing to outers on low quality paper. Pages xiii + 226 sixty-one illustrations from photographs by the author and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson, and three maps. (60 of 61 illustrations present; Illustration @ page 120 - The Ripon Falls is missing). Paperblock untrimmed. Loose plastic cover around the book. ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER. (Z-ET-NYYY-Ct)
Seller: CHAPTER TWO, Pinetown, KZN, South Africa
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Description: First edition. Illustrated binding. Lacking 3 plates. 8vo. pp.8/[1p.]/pp.226/[18pp. - Adverts] . Boards lightly rubbed and bumped. Bright colours to front board, just a couple of small scuff marks and water splashes. Spine lightly sunned. Rear hinge with bad scuff (1.5" long). Rear board lightly soiled with a couple of water splashes. Light foxing throughout. Folding map with creased edges. Lacks frontis and plates facing p.186 & 187. G+.
Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United Kingdom
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: All plates and maps present. Spine frayed top and bottom. 3 of 4 corners bumped. Rear hinge paper parting to reveal cloth, front hinge also parting but stronger. Scattered foxing.
Seller: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston Spencer. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1908.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With frontispiece and protective tissue-guard, 61 illustrations. most of which are full-page, and 3 maps. Publication of 226 pages and 16 pages of Hodder and Stoughton's List. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is foxing on the early and last pages. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Churchill, Winston. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton. London, 1908.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. Red cloth over boards, with black lettering, illustration of hunter with rhino on the cover in blue and gray. This copy has been professionally rebacked, with original spine laid down over new cloth. Reinforced hinges at the gutters, as well (red paper), restores book to respectable condition (but not pristine by any means). Corners bumped and some dustiness to the covers. Title page dated only 1908. 226 pages + lengthy section of ads. Frontispiece photograph of Churchill missing, but the rest of the illustrations and maps are present. Ownership inscription on the inside front cover & another, older one, on the front free endpaper - name hard to read, but "Trafalgar House" beneath. Please email with questions or to request photos. First Edition of Churchill's 7th book, written when he was a young man of 34.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton; George H. Doran Company, 1908.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover, First US Edition, 3rd State with Hodder and Stoughton on the spine and George H. Doran Company, New York on the title page. Book is in good condition with rubbing to the corners and spine ends. It has red cloth sun padded on the spine and it is 226pages with no catalogue as published, with 61 illustrations from photographs by the Author and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson, and three maps. The book has a clear mylar cover to protect it.
Seller: JWKBOOKS, Akron, OH, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.. My African Journey.. Hodder and Stoughton. London First edition, 1908.
Price: US$579.72 + shipping
Description: pp. xiii, (i), 226. Frontispiece, 3 maps [1 folding], 60 illustrations from photographs by the author and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson. With half-title. New half calf, the map with a couple of small tears in the fore-margin and minimal loss primarily of the border rules, scattered foxing, a very good copy.
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston Spencer. MY AFRICAN JOURNEY. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$601.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "MY AFRICAN JOURNEY WITH SIXTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR AND LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GORDON WILSON, AND THREE MAPS", 226 pages, followed by 16 pages of ads at rear of book, red pictorial boards, spine a bit faded, one inch cloth split to lower rear spine seam minor foxing to some pages, otherwise book is clean, complete, and tight.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, humbler in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. The first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". The second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third state substitutes "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and lists only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) This copy is the second state, with "Hodder & Stoughton | New York and London" on the title page. Condition is very good overall. While it is ex-library, it wears the status lightly, denoted only by a quite faint "916" on the lower spine and "Public Library | Chester, N.H." ink-stamped on the recto of the blank sheet preceding the half-title. The only other marking is a tiny sticker of a Manchester bookstore affixed to the lower verso of the final free endpaper. The binding is square and tight with sharp corners. There is modest shelf wear and modest wear to the spine ends. The spine is a bit sunned, but the gilt remains legible. The covers retain bright color, the typical mottling quite light, with a tiny .375 inch (.95 cm) circular stain to the upper left front cover. The contents are also better than most copies we see. All photographic plates and maps are present and intact. We note modest age-toning but no spotting. A cosmetic split at the p.64-65 gutter does not affect either the mull beneath or binding integrity.In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.5, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Churchill, The Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer. My African Journey. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$663.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 226 pages + advertisements. Contains also newspaper articles from "Weekly Scotsman" Thur Oct 8, 1964 on Churchill which left discolouring on back end page. Spine has fading, shelf wear and some soiling. Previous owners inscription. Small tear on front spine edge. B2 4
Seller: COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, Canada
Churchill, Winston Spencer; Wilson, Gordon. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Description: In protective mylar Very good with lightly rubbed, gently bumped, and faintly soiled edges. Cloth is slightly frayed at the corners and spine ends. Spine is slightly faded and has some rippling. Pages are slightly yellowed, and a few are foxed
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston Spencer. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$685.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, first edition book, no dust jacket. Bright red cloth covered boards with black, blue and gray illustrations and black lettering on front panel, gilt lettering and graphics on spine. Professionally repaired as to spine. "With sixty-one illustrations from photographs by the author and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson, and Three Maps." Maps are of Eastern Africa (see small fold-out photo above), and full page maps of British East Africa and Uganda. Spine is sunned but legible. Light soil on front and back panels. Lower edge of back board panel has a 1/2" slit along the back edge. Fore-edge tips are rubbed. Small bumps along upper edge of front panel and upper right fore-edge corner. External page edges are age-toned as are text pages, else internally clean. Previous owners' inscriptions on FFEP, one pencilled, on ink. Transfer stains on front and back free papers. "Hodder and Stoughton's List" of 16 pages of ads at the back; the last two pages and the back free end-paper are dog-eared on the lower corners. Text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. My African Journey.. , 1908.
Price: US$772.57 + shipping
Description: London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. 8vo. Orig. illust. cloth (top and bottom of spine touch rubbed). (xiv, 226pp.). With frontispiece and protective tissue-guard, 60 illusts. most of which are full-page, and 3 maps. Previous owners inscription on front free end-paper. Foxed, otherwise a good complete copy of the rare First Edition.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. The first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". The second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third state substitutes "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and lists only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) This copy is the second state, with "Hodder & Stoughton | New York and London" on the title page. Condition is better than very good overall. The contents are exceptional. We find no spotting and the pages remain bright; even the page edges, including the untrimmed fore and bottom edges, are surprisingly clean. All photographic plates and maps are present and intact, including the frontispiece and tissue guard. The sole previous ownership mark is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper recto dated "Feb 14, 09". The binding of this U.S. edition was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. Moreover, a substantial portion of copies we encounter are ex-library with attendant markings and scars. This copy is not ex-library. The binding remains square and tight. Spine toning is both mild and uniform, the gilt print still bright and clearly legible. There is minor soiling along the spine center and both the covers and spine show light mottling endemic to the edition. Nonetheless, wear is minor, primarily confined to some wrinkling at the spine ends.In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.5, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83 First U.S. edition, only printing, second state.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, only printing of My African Journey, Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. The first edition is striking, with a vivid red binding and a prominent front cover bearing a woodcut illustration in blue, grey, and black of Churchill with his bagged white rhinoceros.This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs apparently taken by the author.The red cloth spine proved exceptionally vulnerable to sunning and the lovely books seem to have attracted handling, making wear and soiling the norm.Spotting is also endemic.Bright and clean copies are increasingly elusive. This copy is in very good overall condition, certainly not perfect, but complete, original, sound, and presentable. The binding is square and tight with no lean and a nicely rounded spine. The spine shows some uniform toning and a faint stain at mid-spine, but retains clearly legible spine gilt, and wear is confined to some wrinkling to the spine ends. While certainly not perfect, shelf presentation is superior to many copies we have handled. The strikingly illustrated front cover the hallmark of the edition remains notably bright and clean, while the blank rear cover shows only mild soiling. Light shelf wear is confined to extremities. The contents are complete. The 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, so copies should always be carefully checked to ensure the presence of all illustrations and maps. All illustrations and maps are present here, as is the tissue cover at the frontispiece. The sole previous ownership mark is a curiosity "Mi" inked upside down on the blank verso of front free endpaper. Spotting is intermittent throughout, heaviest to the first and final leaves and page edges.In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." Churchill enjoyed a proper 19th Century bwana experience, traveling by special train provided by the Uganda Railway, receiving tribute from various chiefs, and shooting all manner of things. On 6 November Churchill wrote to his mother that at Simba "the first day I killed I Zebra, I wildebeeste, two hartebeeste, I gazelle, I bustard (a giant bird)." On the third day Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. Happily, there are more insightful and enduringly interesting experiences recounted in the book than just a catalogue of culled fauna.From Aden and then to Mombassa, Churchill traveled up-country.Churchill's trip included stops at Nairobi, Lake Victoria, Kampala, the Ripon Falls, Gondokoro, and, after a journey by both train and steamer, Khartoum, followed by Wadi Halfa, Aswan, Cairo, and thence home.By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them.Nine articles on his African journey were published in Strand Magazine from March to November 1908.In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book.While Churchill's Strand articles make up the bulk of the book, the last two chapters plus an additional paragraph in Chapter X did not appear in Strand and the book is a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles.Reference: Cohen A27.1, Woods/ICS A12(aa), Langworth p.81
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. The first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". The second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third state substitutes "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and lists only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) This copy is the second state, with "Hodder & Stoughton | New York and London" on the title page. Condition is better than good plus. The binding was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. Moreover, a substantial portion of copies we encounter are ex-library with attendant markings and scars. This copy is not ex-library; indeed the only previous ownership marking of any kind is a tiny, inscrutable ink notation on the upper left rear pastedown. The binding is square with unusually good color on both the covers and spine, which is only mildly toned. The chief exterior defects are wear and some fraying to the spine ends and corners, as well as cosmetic splits to the cloth (not affecting binding integrity) at points along the rear hinge, including a 2-inch (5 cm) span. We would grade this copy as very good if not for the cosmetic rear hinge splits. The contents are unusually bright, with minimal age-toning, though there is light intermittent spotting. All photographic plates and maps are present and intact, including the frontispiece. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.5, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83 First U.S. edition, only printing, second state.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston Spencer. My African journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$937.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 226, [18] ads; 3 maps, 61 photographic illustrations on 47 plates; original pictorial red cloth; spine a little sunned and a few spots on the covers and spine; all else very good. Czech, Africa, p. 37; Woods A12.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Winston Spencer Churchill. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$998.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his 1907 five month long trip to in East Africa. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates. The first edition of Winston Churchill's first hand account of his travels around British controlled East Africa in the autumn of 1907. In the bright publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.Illustrated with three plates of maps and sixty-one photographic illustrations on forty-seven plates. Collated, complete.In early November of 1907, Churchill killed a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the first edition.With eighteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.A smart copy of Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This works is notable for being the only one of his many publications to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light fading to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail. Small split in cloth to centre of rear joint, with areas of light fading to rear board. Hinges starting, with boards holding firm. Front free endpaper absent. Internally, firmly bound. Three plate detached and loosely inserted. Light spotting throughout. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. This copy is the elusive first state of the first American edition.The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. This first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". The second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third state substitutes "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and lists only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) Condition of this first state of the first American issue is good plus. The binding was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. Moreover, a substantial portion of copies we encounter are ex-library with attendant markings and scars. This binding is square, firmly attached to the contents, and shows neither differential toning to the spine nor any external ex-library marks. Nonetheless, the cloth is a bit mottled and scuffed overall, with fraying at the spine ends and along the upper rear hinge and with a minor dark stain bisecting the authors name on the spine. The contents show modest age-toning and intermittent spotting throughout. There is evidence of a pocket or bookplate removed from the front free endpaper, as well as a removed pocket at the rear pastedown and ink notation at the upper right corner of the rear pastedown. These are the only internal marks found. All photographic plates and maps are present and intact, as is the frontispiece and tissue guard. Some of the tipped in plates are loose, as is typical for the edition. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.4, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83 First U.S. edition, only printing, first state.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, 1908.
Price: US$1095.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1908 1st ed Winston Churchill Big Game Hunting My African Journey Illustrated Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill Acknowledging all Churchill's other accolades, we tend to overlook his claims as a writer of travel. A fine example is at hand in My African Journey , the story of his 1908 excursion in Kenya and Uganda. My African Journey is notable for being the only book of his to have photographs possibly taken by the author. Churchill profited from his trip by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and publishing a book. Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey in 1908, which added significantly more content than was in the serialized articles. Item number: #18965 Price: $1095 CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xiii, [1], 226, [18] o 61 illustrations o 3 maps Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Decorative red cloth Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm) Very rare in this beautiful condition Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 18965 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Winston Churchill. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1908.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three-quarter leatherbound covers in red are mostly clean, with gilt bands. Boards show a ding at upper right corner, a little edgewear Corners are sharp. See photos. Spine has raised bands, gilt ornament and text, and is bright with scuffing at foot end. See photos. Binding, rebound by Baytun (Riviere) of Bath, England, is strong. Coordinating marble end papers/ pastedowns. Pastedowns and feps have some toning at edges, some loss to edge at inside back cover, scattered foxing, a few cataloguer's marks in pencil. See photos. Frontispiece is present and has intact tissue guard. Ex libris Cragwood library, with owner's bookplate on front pastedown. See photos. 61 illustrations from photographs are bright and clear. Three maps are present. Publisher's catalogue absent. Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits a few scattered smudges. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have gilt along head.** PS2024.013** 226 pages. 4.75 x 7.25 inches** The first edition of Winston Churchill's first hand account of his travels around British controlled East Africa in the autumn of 1907, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This work is notable for being the only one of his many publications to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author.** A very good copy of this first edition, significant also for its provenance. From the Estate of Jane Englehard (1917-2004), noted philanthropist and socialite. The bookplate comes from the library at Cragwood, the 1920s Bernardsville NJ estate of Mrs. Engelhard and her husband, Charles W. Engelhard Jr. (1917-1971). This book's handsome red leather binding was made by Baytun (Riviere) bindery in Bath, England. Bookplate (with lower portion torn away), marked Cragwood and bearing a label "916," is found on front pastedown.** First edition. Printed by Richard Clay & Sons Limited.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009890"**
Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. My African Journey. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1908.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. The first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". The second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third and final state is the only to make unequivocally plain that this is the U.S. edition, substituting "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and listing only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) This copy is the third and final state, with "George H. Doran Company | New York" on the title page. Condition is very good, both the binding and contents cleaner than in the majority of copies we have encountered. The binding was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. Moreover, a substantial portion of copies we encounter are ex-library with attendant markings and scars. This copy is not ex-library; indeed we find no previous ownership marks of any kind. The binding is square, clean, and tight with sharp corners. The spine and an adjacent strip of the rear cover show mild, uniform sunning, but shelf presentation is nonetheless quite good for the edition, the gilt still vivid. Modest shelf wear is primarily confined to the corners, spine ends, and hinges and there is a small scratch between the title and author. The contents are notably bright and crisp for the edition. Moreover, we find no spotting. Even the page edges are clean. All photographic plates and maps are present and intact, including the frontispiece. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.6, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, more humble in appearance than its British counterpart, but also far more scarce. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs ostensibly taken by the author. The first U.S. edition is far scarcer than the British first edition, with only 1400 copies sold (encompassing all three states), in contrast to more than 8000 copies of the more frequently seen British edition. The U.S. first edition was made from British first edition sheets bound in a plain coarse dark red cloth with the same gilt titles on the spine as used on the British. Unlike its British counterpart, the sheets were left untrimmed on the fore and bottom edges and were bound without the Hodder and Stoughton catalogue at the rear. The three states of these U.S. first editions differ only in the title pages. The first state lists "Hodder and Stoughton" at the foot of the title page and the location as "London". This second state still lists "Hodder & Stoughton" but with an ampersand instead of "and" and adding "New York and" to "London". The third state substitutes "George H. Doran Company" for Hodder and Stoughton and lists only "New York". The strange troika of issues of the first U.S. edition owes to Dorans relationship with Hodder & Stoughton and his newly minted status as a New York publisher in 1908. Doran had begun his publishing business in partnership with Hodder & Stoughton, who was a minority shareholder in Dorans namesake enterprise, and had just opened his American offices in New York in February 1908. (See Cohen, Vol. I, p.159, A27.4) This second state copy, with "Hodder & Stoughton | New York and London" on the title page, is in very good plus condition, markedly superior to most copies we encounter. The U.S. first edition binding was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. This binding is square, clean, and tight. The boards retain strong, unfaded red hue. The spine is inevitably sunned, but only mildly and uniformly, retaining bright, clearly legible gilt. Wear is mild, mostly confined to the spine ends and corners with only incidental scuffing to the boards and spine. The contents are quite clean. We find no spotting. The sole previous ownership mark is a three-line inked "Xmas" gift inscription dated "1913" on the front free endpaper recto. The 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, and plates often go missing. In this case, all photographic plates are present and intact, including the frontispiece, the frontispiece tissue guard, and the three maps. The laid paper endsheets show some transfer browning from the pastedown glue and the otherwise clean page edges show modest age-toning.In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. The photograph of Churchill and his kill is the frontispiece of both the British and American editions. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Reference: Cohen A27.5, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1223.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908 First Edition. First edition, rebound in red half leather with marbled boards. Some of the photographs taken by Churchill himself. xiii, [1], 226, [18]pp ads; 3 maps, 61 photographic illustrations on 47 plates. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to twin navy blue labels, 5 raised bands, 6 compartments, 4 of which have a gilt lion rampant decoration. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition half red leather, marbled boards. Page edges very good condition foxed and tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition plain cream paste downs. End papers very good condition plain cream end papers, other free end papers are tanned and foxed. Title good condition foxed tanned. Pages good condition foxed and tanned throughout (see photos) illustrated with photographs and 3 maps. Binding very good condition sound. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1908 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. MY AFRICAN JOURNEY -First English Edition-. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a very good copy of the First English edition, with bright cover art. The binding is square and tight, with sharp corners and a rounded spine that is decidedly less faded than usual but has faded somewhat, with one noticeable spot of discoloration. There is toning to the endpapers, front and rear, which is common for this book. The contents are fine and unfoxed, with a faint crease discernible through the center of the first four pages. Quite handsome overall. First English Edition (Cohen A27.1) (Woods A12aa). 8vo (242 pages, with 61 photographs, 3 maps, tissue protected frontis photo, 18-page rear publisher?s catalogue.)
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1470.43 + shipping
Description: xiii,226,(18) p. Small octavo. Original pictorial red cloth. Gilt title on spine. Bookplate and name on endpaper. 61 illustrations. 3 maps. Spine very slightly faded otherwise a very crisp copy. Woods A12. Churchill's travels down the Nile River, through the Sudan, East Africa and Uganda. Many very interesting photos. Scarce in this condition.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: This is a superior copy of the scarce hardcover colonial issue of the British first edition of My African Journey. Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa was written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs apparently taken by the author. My African Journey offers collectors the only colonial issue of a work by Churchill written about colonial possessions while Churchill was actually serving in the Colonial Office.The British first edition is striking, with a vivid red binding and a prominent front cover bearing a woodcut illustration in blue, grey, and black of Churchill with his bagged white rhinoceros. There was a colonial hardcover issue of the first edition. Per Churchill bibliographer Ronald I. Cohen (Cohen A27.2, Vol I, p.158): "the colonial issue in cloth covers is distinguished only by the presence of an asterisk, gilt, below the name of the publisher on the spine." While there were a total of 12,500 copies of the first edition printed, it is estimated that no more than 1,726 of these were such colonial copies. Given that the colonial issue was destined for the harsh climates and conditions of the British colonies, comparatively few have survived and even fewer have survived in respectable condition. This copy is in very good condition. The original red cloth binding is square, tight, notably bright, far less worn and blemished than the majority of copies. The illustrated front cover remains strikingly bright, with only a few, trivial blemishes. The blank rear cover is likewise bright, though with a small moisture stain. Shelf presentation is quite respectable, especially for a colonial issue. The spine is sunned, but uniformly and not severely, with the gilt print still vividly bright and distinct, including the asterisk at the spine heel - hallmark of the hardcover colonial issue. A few tiny moisture stains, light soiling at the heel, and some wrinkling and minor fraying to the spine ends do not substantially detract. The contents are likewise quite respectable. Spotting, endemic to the edition, is moderate, light and intermittent within, more evident on the text block edges. The contents are complete. The 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, so copies should always be carefully checked to ensure the presence of all illustrations and maps. All illustrations and maps are present in this copy. We note only a single, vintage owner inscription - in pencil and plausibly erasable - on the upper front pastedown. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." Churchill enjoyed a proper 19th Century bwana experience, traveling by special train provided by the Uganda Railway, receiving tribute from various chiefs, and shooting all manner of things. Happily, there are more insightful and enduringly interesting experiences recounted in the book than just a catalogue of culled fauna.By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them.Nine articles on his African journey were published in Strand Magazine from March to November 1908.In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book.While Churchill's Strand articles make up the bulk of the book, the last two chapters plus an additional paragraph in Chapter X did not appear in Strand and the book is a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles.Reference: Cohen A27.2, Woods/ICS A12(aa), Langworth p.82
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. My African Journey. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908.
Price: US$1739.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Octavo, pp xiii, 226, [2] + 16 pages publisher's adverts at rear. Bound in publisher's pictorial red cloth, gilt lettering to the spine and with a decoration in blue, black and grey of a man standing aside a shot Rhino. This is the purportedly scarcer Colonial issue of the first edition with a gold asterisk at the foot of the spine. Early bookseller's blind stamp to the ffep, previous owner s name in ink to the half title (C. Holdsworth) and the same name in pencil to the title page. With tissue guarded frontispiece and 60 photographic plates, and 3three maps. Very slight sunning to the spine cloth, gilt remains bright, few small marks mainly to lower panel, spine ends pushed, occasional spotting within. Overall a bright and attractive copy, much better than usually found. Grades Very Good Plus
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. My African Journey. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
Price: US$1850.00 + shipping
Description: This is a finely bound first edition, only printing of My African Journey, Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs apparently taken by the author.We commissioned this binding in full crimson Morocco goatskin, the hue deferential to the publishers original cloth. The binding features hubbed spine, the raised spine bands decorated and framed with gilt bands, the twin brown title and author labels likewise decorated and ruled. The beveled edge boards are framed in gilt and gilt-tooled turn-ins frame handsome marbled endpapers. The contents are bound with silk head and tail bands and gilt top edge.The publishers original vivid red cloth spine proved exceptionally vulnerable to sunning and the lovely books seem to have attracted handling, making wear and soiling the norm.Moreover, the contents of the first edition are often incomplete; the 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, and plates often go missing.Condition of this binding is perfect. Condition of the contents is well-suited to the binding, as this is a complete copy, with all illustrations and maps present, as is the tissue cover at the frontispiece. We find no previous ownership marks. Spotting is moderate for the edition, light and intermittent within, unobtrusive on the otherwise clean, untrimmed fore and bottom edges. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." Churchill enjoyed a proper 19th Century bwana experience, traveling by special train provided by the Uganda Railway, receiving tribute from various chiefs, and shooting all manner of things. On 6 November Churchill wrote to his mother that at Simba "the first day I killed I Zebra, I wildebeeste, two hartebeeste, I gazelle, I bustard (a giant bird)."On the third day Churchill would kill a rhinoceros the basis of the frontispiece photograph of this British first edition. Happily, there are more insightful and enduringly interesting experiences recounted in the book than just a catalogue of culled fauna.From Aden and then to Mombassa, Churchill traveled up-country. Churchill's trip included stops at Nairobi, Lake Victoria, Kampala, the Ripon Falls, Gondokoro, and, after a journey by both train and steamer, Khartoum, followed by Wadi Halfa, Aswan, Cairo, and thence home.By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. Nine articles on his African journey were published in Strand Magazine from March to November 1908. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book. While Churchill's Strand articles make up the bulk of the book, the last two chapters plus an additional paragraph in Chapter X did not appear in Strand and the book is a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles.Reference: Cohen A27.1, Woods/ICS A12(aa), Langworth p.81
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2576.53 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, very handsomely bound, of Churchill's account of his travels around British East Africa in the autumn of 1907. Still highly readable, the book "bubbles with Churchill's irrepressible interest in everything new, whether it was the thrill of hunting rhino, the dangers of sleeping sickness, or the engagingly extempore justice of the District Officers" (Woods, p. 81). Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, signature block to front board gilt, roll to turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. With three maps and sixty-one illustrations from photographs by Churchill and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson. A fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2576.53 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression. My African Journey, based on his travels around British East Africa in the autumn of 1907, was the first book to derive purely from Churchill's journalism, as distinct from his work as a war correspondent. The work was initially serialized in the Strand Magazine prior to publication in the present form. Churchill's contract was highly lucrative, reflecting his status as a rising star in British politics. The account is highly readable and "bubbles with Churchill's irrepressible interest in everything new, whether it was the thrill of hunting rhino, the dangers of sleeping sickness, or the engagingly extempore justice of the District Officers" (Woods). Cohen A27.1; Czech, African Big Game Hunting, p. 37; Woods A12. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lettering and pictorial decoration to front cover in black, blue, and grey. Photographic frontispiece, 46 photographic plates, and 3 maps. Later ink inscription (Wm Watkins) to front free endpapers. Slight sunning to spine, covers bright, contents without the foxing often seen; a near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2898.59 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of Churchill's account of his travels around British East Africa in the autumn of 1907: the first book to derive purely from his journalism, as distinct from his work as a war correspondent. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen. In 1905, Churchill was appointed under-secretary at the Colonial Office. His East African expedition began as a private hunting trip, but it soon evolved into a quasi-official examination of colonial affairs within Kenya and Uganda. The work was initially serialized in the Strand Magazine. Churchill's contract was highly lucrative, reflecting his celebrity status as a rising political star. The account is highly readable and "bubbles with Churchill's irrepressible interest in everything new, whether it was the thrill of hunting rhino, the dangers of sleeping sickness, or the engagingly extempore justice of the District Officers" (Woods, p. 81). 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 A27.1; Czech, African Big Game Hunting, p. 37; Woods A12. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, lettering and pictorial decoration to front cover in black, blue, and grey. Housed in custom red cloth slipcase. Photographic frontispiece, 46 photographic plates, and 3 maps. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper. Spine very slightly sunned, endpapers a little toned, contents foxed, still a near-fine, bright copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston Spencer. My African Journey. Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK, 1908.
Price: US$2898.59 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK, 1908. First edition. Original decorative cloth gilt. Size: 13.5cm x 19.4cm. Pp. xiii + 226 + 16pp ads. Includes 47 plates and 3 maps. A documentary account of Britain's territories in East Africa including Uganda, Egypt, the Sudan and the White Nile. This copy is the scarce Colonial issue of the first edition, denoted by the placement of an asterisk blocked in gilt below the publisher's name at the base of the spine. The Colonial issue of the first edition numbered no more than 1726 copies out of the 12500 print run. This copy has a small bookseller's label to the front paste-down denoting that it was sold by J Walch and Sons, Hobart, Tasmania. Books sold in the Colonies were often subject to sun-fading, insect damage and high humidity. This copy is an extraordinary survival in this condition. Binding nice and tight. Minor offsetting to the endpapers either from the presence of a dustwrapper or a protective covering. Pages and edges very nice and clean with none of the foxing which is so often found with this title. Plates and maps very clean and complete. One plate is loose but is entirely undamaged. Cloth very slightly rubbed, marked and frayed to the spine but with no splits and very clean and bright with only the tiniest amount of the usual fading. Overall this is a very near fine copy of one of the most rare issues of the first edition in exceptional, bright, clean condition. Very scarce thus.
Seller: Hornseys, Ripon, United Kingdom
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an exceedingly good copy of the rare First Colonial cloth edition, "intended for circulation only in India and the British colonies." Harsher climate conditions in the colonies generally resulted in low survival rates for these editions. This copy is surprisingly fresh. The cloth is especially bright, with no spine fade and brilliant gilt lettering. There is some rubbing to the front spine joint and front face, with a hint of spotting in the cloth and some fraying to the turned corners. The contents are fine and virtually unfoxed, with light tanning to the endpapers. A vintage Ceylon bookshop blindstamp is embossed on the front free endpaper Very rare thus. First Hardcover Colonial Edition (Cohen A27.2) (Woods A12). 8vo (242 pages, with 60 photographs, 3 maps, tissue protected frontis photo, 18-page rear publisher?s catalogue.)
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$3600.00 + shipping
Description: This elusive prize is the visually striking and exceptionally rare wraps binding of the colonial issue of the first edition, only printing. Internally identical to the hardbound first edition, it is bound instead in tan card wrappers featuring the same color illustration on the front cover (in blue and black) as the hardcover first edition. Churchills bibliographer Ronald Cohen informs us that this softbound variant was produced for the colonial market and that only 903 copies were sold. As might be imagined, the survival rate is exceptionally low for a 1908 book in card wraps destined for the harsher climates of the British colonies. We have seen or heard of fewer than half a dozen examples of this particular issue, placing it among the rarest Churchill first editions. This example is a substantially complete survivor, despite some age, wear, and defects endemic to the inherent fragility of the edition and the rigors of colonial provenance. The 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, so copies should always be carefully checked to ensure the presence of all illustrations and maps. All illustrations and maps are present, as is the tissue cover at the frontispiece. Moreover, the contents are quite clean for a colonial issue, with only modest spotting, primarily confined to the first and final leaves and page edges, with slight intrusions into the blank inner margins. A single previous owner name is inked on the front free endpaper recto. Testifying to the colonial provenance, above and to the left we noted the small, semi-circular embossed device of "APOTHECARIES Co. Ltd. BOOKSELLERS COLOMBO, CEYLON". What began as a "little chemists shop" in 1883 turned into the Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) equivalent of a great department store, covering an area of four floors and 15,000 square feet which, of course, included books. The striking illustrated front cover was neatly detached at the hinge, but remains fairly clean with only modest wear to extremities. The front cover has been neatly reattached, cleanly mounted on a stub. The spine shows some expected cracking along the signatures and chipping at extremities, but shows no lean, with the title and author still entirely legible. The publishers name at the foot of the spine is partly obscured by chip losses. The rear cover, firmly attached, is moderately toned and soiled with wear to the corners. My African Journey is Churchill's travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa, written while he was serving as Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. This book is notable, among other things, for being the only one of his many books to contain photographs apparently taken by the author.In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book.By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. This colonial, wraps issue of the first edition, is perhaps the most compelling and elusive issue of the British first edition and certainly among the rarest first edition issues in the Churchill canon. Reference: Cohen A27.3, Woods/ICS A12(aa), Langworth p.81
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$11845.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Inscribed by/Winston S. Churchill/1946. Portrait frontispiece of Churchill. half-title, 226pp., [16]p. publisher's catalog at the rear, illustrated with three maps and photographic illustrations by the author and Lt. Col. Gordon Wilson. While on his journey through Africa, Churchill wrote each day. Many of his writings during this period had already been published in Strand Magazine, which did help him a bit with expenses. The present work is his continuous narrative of the lighter side of his journey which he considered an inspiration and delightful time he spent in the wild while hunting and getting to know the people of Africa. A handsome copy finely bound in full red morocco, raised bands, double black morocco spine labels gilt, all other compartments decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, with the original covers bound in at the rear, scattered foxing to fore-edges with occasional spotting to leaves, but mostly clean and bright. Very nice.
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Description: This is the U.S. first edition, scarce in the first state, and extravagantly scarce thus, inscribed and signed by the author in three lines. Churchill wrote "Uganda is defended by its insects." Directly below he wrote the citation to where this quote is found in the text: "p.94". Below, Churchill signed "Winston S. Churchill". ConditionCondition of this compellingly inscribed copy approaches very good. First state is confirmed by "Hodder and Stoughton" as the only publisher on the title page. The American binding was comparatively plain and aesthetically uninspired compared to that of the British first edition. The cloth proved highly susceptible to fading and mottling of the color; nearly all remaining copies show spine sunning. The binding is square and tight, though spine toned with light scuffing and color variation to the boards. A clean split to the cloth of the upper front hinge does not affect binding integrity or appreciably impact aesthetic appearance. Modest shelf wear shows at the corners, hinges, and spine ends, with a miniscule split and minor fraying at the spine heel. The contents are surprisingly clean for the edition. We find no spotting. Other than the authors inscription the only previous ownership marking of any kind is a tiny, personal library sticker printed "7246" and affixed to the upper front pastedown. The untrimmed fore and bottom edges show some age-toning and the top edge shows shelf dust. The 61 photographs of this edition were tipped in rather than bound, and plates often go missing. In this case, all photographic plates are present and intact, including the frontispiece, the frontispiece tissue guard, and the three maps. The only damage noted is a tiny chip and .375 inch (.95 cm) split to the lower fore edge of the front free endpaper.Provenance is of note; this book spent more than four decades in the personal collection of Churchills bibliographer, Ronald I. Cohen.Churchills African JourneyIn the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them. In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles. Uganda and its insectsChurchills narrative portrayal of "The Kingdom of Uganda" is found at pages 86-103. When Churchill toured the country, Uganda had been a British protectorate for a decade and a half, since 1894. As might be expected, Churchills discussion of Uganda is more nuanced than might be inferred from the quote he chose to append to his signature. In addition to citing its problems and plagues insect and otherwise - Churchill also wrote of Uganda with lyrical appreciation: "Uganda is a fairy-tale. You climb up a railway instead of a beanstalk, and at the end there is a wonderful new world. The scenery is different, the vegetation is different, the climate is different, and most of all, the people are different from anything elsewhere to be seen in the whole range of Africa." (p.86)Churchills comment about the insects was an encapsulation of his broader observation about the negative physical and psychological effects of Uganda on its European inhabitants. More prophetic and prosaic, he noted "there seems to be a solemn veto placed upon the white mans permanent residence in these beautiful abodes." Uganda gained its formal independence on 9 October 1962, during the final years of Churchills life and long parliamentary career, and notionally became a republic in 1963. Uganda has since struggled with depredations more severe than its insects, including civil strife, various flavors of autocracy, and AIDS. Reference: Cohen A27.4, Woods/ICS A12(ab), Langworth p.83 First U.S. edition, only printing, first state.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$18000.00 + shipping
Description: This rare prize is the British first edition of My African Journey, signed and dated by Winston S. Churchill upon publication. Three lines in black ink on the front free endpaper read: "From | Winston S. Churchill | 1 Dec 1908". Publication was 30 November 1908. An armorial bookplate affixed to the front pastedown testifies that this copy belonged to the Marquess of Crewe, Churchills fellow Cabinet member when this copy was signed. Condition of this copy would be noteworthy even without the inscription. The distinctive illustrated red cloth binding remains square and tight with sharp corners and only trivial hints of shelf wear to extremities. We note minor overall soiling. Shelf presentation is impressive for the edition, with only slight spine toning. The contents are bright with a crisp feel. Modest spotting is intermittent, primarily confined to blank inner margins, heavier only to first and final leaves. All 61 photographs and three maps are intact, including the frontispiece and tissue cover. Confirming the age and originality of the bookplate, the ghosted outline of the bookplate is clearly visible amid transfer browning to the signed front free endpaper.Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945) both inherited his fathers title and "shared his fathers Liberalism". His fathers death in 1885 put him in the House of Lords as Baron Houghton, where he was made a Liberal whip. The death of his first wife in 1887 sidelined his political career. Like Churchill, he supported Home Rule, which led to his 1892 return to politics as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1894, a year before the Liberals fell from power, the third Baron Crewe died and Baron Houghton succeeded to the Crewe estates and became Earl of Crewe. From the beginning of Campbell-Bannermans premiership, "Crewe became a pivotal figure in Liberal governments from 1905-1916". Crewe enjoyed the trust of both Campbell-Bannerman and his successor, Asquith, to whom Crewe was "principal political aide and confidant during the eight years of his premiership". Crewe thus served in Cabinets alongside a young Winston Churchill, who first joined the Cabinet in 1908, the same year that he published My African Journey. Fittingly, in 1908 Crewe succeeded Lord Elgin as Colonial Secretary; Churchill wrote his travelogue on Britain's possessions in East Africa while he was serving as Elgins Undersecretary of State for the Colonies. Crewe was made a Marquess in 1911. Though Asquiths departure from office "virtually ended his career as a national politician" Crewe later served as ambassador to France, spent ten weeks in the Cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, and led independent Liberals in the House of Lords from 1936 to the end of 1944. In the summer of 1907 Churchill left England for five months, making his way after working stops in southern Europe to Africa for "a tour of the east African domains." In early November, Churchill would kill a rhinoceros, the basis of the striking illustration on the front cover of the British first edition of his eventual book. By now a seasoned and financially shrewd author, Churchill arranged to profit doubly from the trip, first by serializing articles in The Strand Magazine and then by publishing a book based substantially upon them.In November 1908 Hodder and Stoughton published My African Journey as a book, which was a substantial 10,000 words longer than the serialized articles.The British first edition is striking, with a vivid red binding and a prominent front cover bearing a woodcut illustration in blue, grey, and black of Churchill with his bagged white rhinoceros.The red cloth spine proved exceptionally vulnerable to sunning and the lovely books seem to have attracted handling, making wear and soiling the norm.Spotting is also endemic.Bright and clean copies are scarce, contemporary signed copies exceptionally scarce. Reference: Cohen A27.1, Woods/ICS A12(aa), Langworth p.81
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.