Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$2.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Description: Dust jacket has some shelf wear
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston S.. Triumph and Tragedy the Second World War. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1953.
Price: US$7.90 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dj-Good But Slight Tear at Top Book Club Edition.
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$7.98 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$7.98 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$7.98 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover slightly scuffed with tanning on spinecover. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Prior owner name on feb and sheet edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston. The Second World War: Triumph and Tragedy. Houghton Mifflin, UK, 1953.
Price: US$12.69 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Some mild rubbing around the outer edges and bumps at the corners, but internally clean and well-presented with no major creases or signs of wear. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 155 x 220 mm. 799. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1950s; Inventory No: 35546.
Seller: Maynard & Bradley, Leicester, United Kingdom
Price: US$16.16 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. The Second World War, Vol. 6. In protective mylar cover. (World War 2, Military History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 800, maps, appendices, index, rear board quite weak, stray blue marks inside front flyleaf, boards worn: small tears/dings. This volume covers the period from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through the end of the war.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 800, maps, appendices, index, slight discoloration inside boards, top and bottom edges of spine worn
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Winston Churchill. The Second World War Triumph and Tragedy. Houghton Mifflin, 1953.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Owner's address label is only damage. Normal signs of age or use, no real damage. 800 pages,
Seller: Chequered Past, Jacksonville Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.23 + shipping
Description: Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) minor water staining to boards & jacket; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 1st U.S. edition NF/NF (price-clipped)
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. Triumph and Tragedy (Volume 6 of The Second War). Houghton Mifflin, 1953.
Price: US$21.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: DJ is good. many tears and large pieces torn off. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Seller: Bank of Books, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$29.60 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-library copy. Wear and tears to spine edges. military hist.
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The Second World War VI: Triumph and Tragedy. Houghton Mifflin, 1953.
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good book in like dust jacket. Jacket has tiny closed tears and a small chip on the spine; now in a new removable protective cover. Red cloth covered boards with gold titles on the spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Houghton Mifflin Company / Book-of-the-Month Club hardcover. 1953, no printing stated. 800 pages. 8vo (5.5" x 8.5") ISBN from later edition, printing. Vol. 6 of 6, each volume originally issued separately over a period of several years.
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston S.. Triumph and Tragedy. Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, 1953.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Acceptable ex book club hardcover no dustjacket; spine starting; tanned pages and paste downs; starting to deckle; tips/edges bumped and scuffed; few stains; tanned edges; 800 pages; 8vo; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$33.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Book is Poor condition. Good for reading, not pretty to look at! The pages and cover are soiled and/or yellowed, worn throughout.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston.. The Second World War. Trumph and Tragedy.. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1953.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in red cloth, in a Very Good yellow, black and red dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with one small V-chip lower front panel, and scant nicking to rear panel edges. The concluding volume of Churchill's history of World War II. 800pp. with Index. Q06144
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Churchill Winston S.. Triumph and Tragedy (Volume VI). Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1953.
Price: US$36.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1953. Volume VI. Triumph and Tragedy, without dust jacket. Red boards with black embossing. 800pp., 14.5 x 21.5 cm. Very clean copy. Shipping weight 970 gr. Will appeal to someone who is missing this volume from their collection of Churchill's history of the Second World War.
Seller: finestfinds.ch, Geneva, Switzerland
Churchill Winston S.. The Second World War. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book of the Month Club edition. All six volumes have solid bindings. Pages are unmarked and only slightly aged. Volume I has serious water damage to cover that affects first few pages. Volumes II and VI have minor water damage. Front boards are bowed on Volumes I and VI. Other cover with only minor wear. Dustjackets for I, II and VI are in Poor condition, with numerous tears and chips; dustjackets for III and IV are in Good condition, with a small tear or two each; and dustjacket for V is in Very Good condition, with only a little wear. ; 6 Volumes; 14.6 X 9.7 X 6.1 inches
Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston. The Second World War, 6-vol. Set. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1953.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1948/53, later printings. The 6-volume set: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; and Triumph and Tragedy. Usual sunning on spines but a solid, unmarked set. A heavy set that will ship at my postage cost; cannot be shipped internationally.
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston S.. SECOND WORLD WAR - 6 Volumes. Houghton Mifflin 1948-1953, 1953.
Price: US$67.50 + shipping
Description: All first editions, except Volume 1. Good: moderate wear to cover edges and to top and bottom of backstrips; one volume has scratches on the front cover. Former owner signature on front endpaper of each volume. No dust jackets. (loc 715/1)
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston. The Second World War, 6-vol. Set. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1953.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The 6-volume set: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; and Triumph and Tragedy. Volume 5 dust jacket is rubbed on spine, but all jackets are bright and unfaded. Vol. 1 jacket is corner clipped, others are sound. A heavy set that will ship at my postage cost; cannot be shipped internationally.
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston S.. The Second World War (Six Volumes). Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Second World War is a six-volume history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill. It was largely responsible for his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. Each volume has some wear on edges. DJ's have some loss on edges, worn, spines faded. Now in archival covers. BCE Complete.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$98.37 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: This is the second and middle volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. This edition was published during Churchill's second and final premiership.While there were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, the incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 sets. These 500 sets were produced from British edition sheets. Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition, but this U.S. first edition was bound quite differently and more elaborately than its British counterpart. The volumes feature a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards. The contents are bound with yellow-stained top edge and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech. This copy of Volume II of the U.S. first edition is fine in a poor dust jacket. The binding is square, clean, and tight with bright gilt, sharp corners, and virtually no wear. The contents remain crisp and bright and the book feels unread. We find no previous ownership marks, no spotting, and the dark yellow topstain is unfaded. The dust jacket remains clean and unfaded. The front flap is unclipped, still featuring the original publisher's price. Unfortunately, the jacket has become brittle and shows loss along the upper rear panel, upper spine, upper right front face, all along the rear hinge, and a larger loss and closed tear at the lower front corner, as well as some scuffing to the spine. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Of Winston Churchills Second World War oratory, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, early during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. The three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. The aesthetic improvement is particularly dramatic for this U.S. edition, in which three substantial, uniform volumes replace the original seven, differentially sized volumes, which were issued by three different publishers, several volumes printed on cheap, wartime paper.Reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, VOL VI. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1953.
Price: US$129.50 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Few small open tears.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good clean tight copy. Red leather in edge worn slipcase. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Description: This is the second volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of historical note - member of Parliament for more than half a century, distinguished soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner. But more than anything else, it was Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War that made him a preeminent historical figure. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle."Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. This three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. There were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, first printing, but this incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 copies produced from British edition sheets. (Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition.)The U.S. Edition was bound quite differently from its English counterpart and more elaborately, with a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards, yellow-stained top edge, and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech. This copy of Volume II of the U.S. first edition is near-fine in a very good dust jacket. The binding is square, clean, and tight with bright gilt, sharp corners, and virtually no wear. The contents remain crisp and bright and the book feels unread. We find no previous ownership marks and the dark yellow topstain is unfaded. The sole flaw that prevents us grading this volume as fine is a trivial few spots confined to the otherwise clean page edges and the rear pastedown. The dust jacket remains clean and unfaded. The front flap is neatly price-clipped and has a single vertical crease and there are two .25 inch chips at the upper hinges. We note minor wrinkling and wear to the upper front panel and corners and a .5 inch closed tear to the lower rear panel. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, archival quality clear cover.Reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: This is the third and final volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. This edition was published during Churchill's second and final premiership.While there were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, the incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 sets. These 500 sets were produced from British edition sheets. Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition, but this U.S. first edition was bound quite differently and more elaborately than its British counterpart. The volumes feature a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards. The contents are bound with yellow-stained top edge and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech. This copy of Volume III of the U.S. first edition is fine in a very good dust jacket. The binding is square, clean, and tight with bright gilt, sharp corners, and virtually no wear. The contents remain crisp and bright and the book feels unread. We find no previous ownership marks, no spotting, and the dark yellow topstain is unfaded. The dust jacket remains clean and unfaded. The front flap is neatly price-clipped. We note fractional chipping at the spine ends and light wear at the corners. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Of Winston Churchills Second World War oratory, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, early during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. The three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. The aesthetic improvement is particularly dramatic for this U.S. edition, in which three substantial, uniform volumes replace the original seven, differentially sized volumes, which were issued by three different publishers, several volumes printed on cheap, wartime paper.Reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston Churchill .. The Second World War, 6-vol. Set.. Houghton Mifflin, 1953.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 6 volume set. Books like new, jackets almost like new. Published by Houghton Mifflin, book club edition. Books are in perfect condition. Jackets are glossy like new but some have minor edgewear. Very nice condition. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$336.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description:
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition. Six volume set. Octavos. Mild discoloration on front joints on a couple of the volumes, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, light foxing on topedges, very good in very good lightly rubbed dust jackets with spines sunned. Volume I: The Gathering Storm (1948), Volume II: The Finest Hour (1949), Volume III: The Grand Alliance (1950), Volume IV: The Hinge of Fate (1950), Volume V: Closing the Ring (1951), Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy (1953). A nice set.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$549.95 + shipping
Description: All six volumes Very Good in boards.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo . Three volumes in slipcase. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. . M30
Seller: Rain Dog Books, Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$699.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jackets. Few small open tears. Light shelf wear on panel edges. Large chip to spine of Hinge of fate.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$799.00 + shipping
Description: All 6 volumes Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jackets. Light rubbing along panel edges. Some spines lightly sunned.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1242.88 + shipping
Description: First US collected edition, first printing, being the definitive edition of Churchill's war speeches, compiled by his literary secretary. During the war, Churchill's speeches were published in annual volumes. "Produced to cheap standards owing to wartime shortages and restrictions, the original volumes were all out of print by 1952. Cassell decided to reissue the war speeches in a new, expansive and comprehensive edition of three tall, elegant volumes printed in large type and generous margins on quality stock" (Langworth, p. 303). The American edition was issued from sheets of Cassell's first British edition, published the previous year. Only 500 sets of the American edition were made, and it is much scarcer than its British counterpart, more so with the slipcase. Langworth comments his dislike for the binding and jacket design, "but none of this matters because of the extreme rarity" (ibid). Provenance: the collection of Steve Forbes. Cohen A263.2. Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998. 3 volumes, large octavo. Original black quarter cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, red cloth sides. With dust jackets, housed in original blue cloth slipcase. Jackets price-clipped, jacket of vol. I chipped at extremities with slight loss, others with only minor rubbing and nicking at extremities; slipcase a little rubbed with slight wear at extremities: fine copies in very good jackets and slipcase.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a very good example, in unclipped dust jackets, of the far rarer American issue of the "Definitive Edition." Only 500 copies were produced, using sheets from the British print run. The dust jackets here are bright and intact, with short tears and edge chipping to the front faces, and fractional losses at the the spine heads, most significantly more than an inch to Volume III. The books appear unopened, but there is dusty fading to all three spines and modest browning to the pages. The contents are otherwise fine. First American Edition (Cohen A263.2) (Woods A136b).
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: This is the quite scarce U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches in both dust jackets and the extremely rare publishers slipcase only the third set we have offered thus and the most complete. This edition was published during Churchill's second and final premiership.While there were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, this incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 sets. These 500 sets were produced from British edition sheets. Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition, but this U.S. first edition was bound quite differently and more elaborately than its British counterpart. Each of the volumes features a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards. The contents are bound with yellow-stained top edge and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech. Houghton Mifflin issued the three volumes in an undecorated navy leatherette slipcase. This full U.S. three-volume set in the original dust jackets and publisher's slipcase features beautiful fine volumes in very good dust jackets and slipcase. The volumes are immaculate inside and out, the bindings square and sharp-cornered, the contents crisp, clean, and tight, the topstain bright, no ownership marks, spotting, or soiling to report. Each volume feels pleasingly stiff and unread. Two of three dust jackets remain unclipped Volumes II & III these retaining the original "3 Volumes, $25.00" front flap pricing, with only the Volume I jacket neatly clipped at the upper front flap. The jackets are clean and bright, showing only the most faintly discernible toning of the pale blue spine color. Shallow chip losses to a maximum depth of .5 inch (1.27 cm) are confined to the spine ends and the upper rear face of the Volume I jacket. All three dust jackets are now protected with clear, removable, archival covers. The publishers slipcase is in very good condition, clean with minor, superficial shelf scuffs and blemishes and a partial split to the lower right edge.During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of note - Member of Parliament for more than half a century, soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner, painter. But Churchill's preeminence as a historical figure owes most to his indispensable leadership during the Second World War, when his soaring and defiant oratory sustained his countrymen and inspired the free world. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, early during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. The three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. The aesthetic improvement is particularly dramatic for this U.S. edition, in which three substantial, uniform volumes replace the original seven, differentially sized volumes, which were issued by three different publishers, several volumes printed on cheap, wartime paper.Reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: This is the quite scarce U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches in both dust jackets and the extremely rare publishers slipcase only the fourth set we have offered thus and definitively the best-preserved set we have encountered. This edition was published during Churchill's second and final premiership.While there were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, this incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 sets. These 500 sets were produced from British edition sheets. Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition, but this U.S. first edition was bound quite differently and more elaborately than its British counterpart. Each of the volumes features a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards. The contents are bound with yellow-stained top edge and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech. Houghton Mifflin issued the three volumes in an undecorated navy leatherette slipcase. This full U.S. three-volume set features beautiful fine volumes in very good plus dust jackets and slipcase. The volumes are immaculate inside and out, the bindings square and sharp-cornered, the contents crisp, clean, and tight, with no spotting or soiling, the topstain bright, the fore and bottom edges immaculate. Provenance is unequivocally Churchillian; the sole previous ownership marks are the printed sticker of "The Churchilliana Company" affixed to each lower rear pastedown and to each dust jacket verso. This was the bookselling enterprise of Dalton Newfield (1918-1982), not only the worlds first Churchill-specialist bookseller, but also the senior editor of the International Churchill Societys journal, Finest Hour. As an American WWII veteran, Dalton returned from wartime Europe with both an English bride and an abiding respect for Churchill. The dust jackets are clean and bright, with no toning and no losses apart from neatly price-clipped upper front flaps. Light wear is mostly confined to extremities, with a little superficial scuffing to the surfaces - most likely minor injury suffered by the jackets as they were removed or replaced in the original publishers dark blue leatherette slipcase. That slipcase is in superior condition, clean and fully intact with minor, superficial shelf scuffs and blemishes. All three dust jackets are now protected with clear, removable, archival covers. Of Winston Churchills Second World War oratory, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly " for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, early during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. The three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes. The aesthetic improvement is particularly dramatic for this U.S. edition, in which three substantial, uniform volumes replace the original seven, differentially sized volumes, which were issued by three different publishers, several volumes printed on cheap, wartime paper.Reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.