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Price: US$36.82 + shipping
Description: Octavo, light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 381pp, folding maps, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & staining to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to some gutters)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third edition, fifth impression. Cloth. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Dust jacket has been laminated or covered with adhesive clear cover, giving a yellowish tint to the jacket and causing toning to the endpapers. Book itself is tight and sound, folding maps intact.
Seller: Weather Rock Book Company, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Third edition reprint. Octavo. Numerous B&W maps. Condition: tape-repaired tears to DJ; else fine in good DJ. Pages: xiv, 381.
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The River War. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1951.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Description: This is the final printing and final issue of the bibliographically important 1933 edition of Churchill's second published book, distinguished by both a binding and a dust jacket unique to these final copies issued after Churchills death in 1965. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchills participation in "the last great British cavalry charge". In 1933, a so-called "Second Cheap Edition" was made from plates of the 1902 edition with a bibliographically significant new introduction by the author explaining that "A generation has grown up which knows little of why we are in Egypt and the Sudan." There were ultimately five printings of this edition with at least seven different dust jackets issued (at least two for the 1933 second printing and two for this final, 1951 printing). For this final issue of the fifth printing, the stated printing date is 1951, but the remaining fifth printing sheets were issued after Churchill's death in a distinctly different binding and dust jacket. (See Cohen A2.4.f and Langworth p.35.) The binding for this final issue is a purplish-blue-grey cloth with red and yellow headband, while the dust jacket is a bright, un-illustrated yellow with red print. This copy is very good in a very good dust jacket. The cloth binding is square and tight with sharp corners, unfaded color, and bright spine gilt. What leads us to grade this copy as only "very good" is mild discoloration of the cloth at the spine heel, intruding on to the covers adjacent to the lower hinges with a touch of blistering to the cloth on the lower front cover. This would otherwise be a fine copy. The contents are crisp and bright with no spotting and no previous ownership marks. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponds to the dust jacket flaps, testifying that this copy has spent life jacketed. The scarce 1965-issue jacket is complete except for a neatly price-clipped lower front flap. Despite minor spine toning and soiling, the red print remains bright. We note some wrinkling to the upper and lower spine with associated closed tears, light overall soiling, and a few stains to the rear cover. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. In 1883, Mahdist forces of messianic leader Mohammed Ahmed overwhelmed the Egyptian army of British commander William Hicks and Britain ordered withdrawal from the Sudan. In 1885, General Gordon famously lost his life in a doomed defense of Khartoum, where he had been sent to lead evacuation of Egyptian forces. General Kitchener reoccupied the Sudan in 1898. With him was a very young Winston Churchill, who participated in "the last great British cavalry charge" during the battle of Omdurman in September 1898, where the Mahdist forces were decisively defeated. Writing about the British campaign in the Sudan, Churchill - a young officer in a colonial British army - is unusually sympathetic to the Mahdist forces and critical of Imperial cynicism and cruelty. This work offers us the candid perspective of the future 20th century icon from the distinctly 19th century battlefields where Churchill learned to write and earned his early fame. The text is arresting, insightful, powerfully descriptive, and of enduring relevance. Reference: Cohen A2.4.f, Woods/ICS A2(da.6), Langworth p.33
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The River War. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1951.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: This is the final printing of the bibliographically important 1933 edition of Churchill's second published book, a very good plus copy in a very good plus dust jacket. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchills participation in "the last great British cavalry charge".The mustard-yellow cloth binding is tight with good color, bright spine gilt, sharp corners, and only light shelf wear to extremities. We note slight outward warping and a hint of mottling to the front cover. The contents are clean and bright with a crisp feel, no previous ownership marks, and no spotting. Differential toning of the endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms that this copy has spent life jacketed. This fifth impression dust jacket features dark yellow faces and spine, front cover illustrations, and print in red and dark blue. Unique to the fifth impression is the rear face advertisement for "A History of Europe". This example is unclipped, retaining the original front flap price, and entirely complete, with no loss. This more than compensates for light overall soiling. The jacket is protected beneath a removable, clear, archival cover. In 1933, a so-called "Second Cheap Edition" was made from plates of the 1902 edition with a bibliographically significant new introduction by the author explaining that "A generation has grown up which knows little of why we are in Egypt and the Sudan." There were ultimately five printings of this edition with at least seven different dust jackets issued (at least two for the 1933 second printing and two for this final, 1951 printing). This fifth printing in the 1951 issue dust jacket was the last issue of this edition in Churchill's lifetime, issued during his second and final premiership. The 1951 dust jacket features the same front face illustration and spine as the 1949 dust jacket, but with an entirely different rear face and some differences to the front flap. In 1883, Mahdist forces of messianic leader Mohammed Ahmed overwhelmed the Egyptian army of British commander William Hicks and Britain ordered withdrawal from the Sudan. In 1885, General Gordon famously lost his life in a doomed defense of Khartoum, where he had been sent to lead evacuation of Egyptian forces. General Kitchener reoccupied the Sudan in 1898. With him was a very young Winston Churchill, who participated in "the last great British cavalry charge" during the battle of Omdurman in September 1898, where the Mahdist forces were decisively defeated. Writing about the British campaign in the Sudan, Churchill - a young officer in a colonial British army - is unusually sympathetic to the Mahdist forces and critical of Imperial cynicism and cruelty. This work offers us the candid perspective of the future 20th century icon from the distinctly 19th century battlefields where Churchill learned to write and earned his early fame. The text is arresting, insightful, powerfully descriptive, and of enduring relevance. Reference: Cohen A2.4.e, Woods/ICS A2(da.5), Langworth p.33
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. The River War.. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1951.
Price: US$263.92 + shipping
Description: Reprint of the third edition of 1933. Some light wear to the foot of the spine o/w a very good copy in a chipped d/w with some tape repairs but still very good. Woods A2d.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a virtually mint copy in an unclipped dust jacket of the 1951 reprint of the abridged one-volume, so-called "Cheap Edition" of 1933. Produced from the original plates for the first 1902 abridged edition, this "edition remains important bibliographically for the new Introduction that Churchill wrote for it. The book and dust jacket are immaculate. English Abridged One-Volume ?Cheap? Edition (Fifth Printing) (Cohen A2.4.e) (Woods A2d). 8vo (381 pages, 22 maps, many folding, some two-color.)
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$289.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart edition of Churchill's history of Kitchener's triumph in the Sudan, illustrated with a wealth of folding maps and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The 1951 printing of this historical study written by Sir Winston Churchill, first published in 1899, and here in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.The second book ever to be published by Churchill, it provides a history of the conquest of the Sudan between 1896 and 1899 by the Anglo-Egyptian forces led by Lord Kitchener.This edition is illustrated with twenty-two maps and plans, the majority of which are folding.With the stamp of 'Cambridgeshire Libraries' to the front free endpaper, a library bookplate to the front pastedown, and further library stamp to front free endpaper. No further library markings present. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Edge wear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with tape reinforcement to reverse. Small closed tear to head of front wrap. Tape residue to front pastedown, with library bookplate to front pastedown, and stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to title page. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo, 3/4 navy blue Niger morocco by Bayntun, 381 pages, slight discolorations from the adhesive where the goatskin meets the blue cloth panels. [ Woods A2 (d) ]. "The maps and plans are the most expensive - perhaps the most important - part of this volume. It is of course absolutely impossible for anyone to understand a campaign or an action without continuously referring to the map - Preface." With 22 maps and plans. Second Cheap edition, i.e. Third Edition, 5th printing.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$380.04 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A smart, early edition of Churchill's history of Kitchener's triumph in the Sudan, illustrated with a wealth of folding maps and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. A historical study of the reconquest of Sudan, written by Sir Winston Churchill, first published in 1899, and here in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.The 1951 printing, the third edition, fourth impression.The second book ever to be published by Churchill, it provides a history of the conquest of the Sudan between 1896 and 1899 by the Anglo-Egyptian forces led by Lord Kitchener.This edition is illustrated with twenty-two maps and plans, the majority of which are folding. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some light shelf wear and spotting to the flyleaves and interior of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Ink to title page has smudged just slightly due to printing error, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an exceptionally fresh copy of the final reprint of the abridged one-volume, so-called "Cheap Edition" of 1933. Printed from the original plates for the first 1902 abridged edition, this edition remains important bibliographically for the new Introduction that Churchill wrote for it. This is the binding variant that Cohen describes as dating from after Churchill's death in 1965 despite the 1951 date on the copyright page. The dust jacket here is mint, extraordinarily bright, even along the fade-prone spine. The book is virtually mint, save for a discreet former-owner name in ink on the front free endpaper and a charming, vintage Foyle's bookshop sticker on the pastedown. English Abridged One-Volume Edition (Fifth Printing Binding Variant) (Cohen A2.4.f) (Woods A2d). 8vo (381 pages, 22 maps, many folding, some two-color.)
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.