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Price: US$9.81 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Spine Shows Denting/Fraying At Ends, As Do Board Corners. Spine And Boards Show Several Minor Marks. Front Board And First Page Bound But Slightly Loose. All Other Pages Tightly Bound And Clean.One Instance Of Previous Owners Name Appearing Aside
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Churchill Winston S.. The World Crisis 1911-1914. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
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Condition: Fair
Description: The boards are worn. the rear board has damp damage.one ownership inscription,some damp marks.well bound.[J.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. The world crisis 1916-18, part I. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927.
Price: US$27.78 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 4th impression. Ex school reference library - 2 stamps on front end paper, otherwise near VG. A little foxing; binding tight; spine a little bumped & worn at head & foot. All maps/chart present Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
CHURCHILL, Winston S. The world crisis 1916-1918, part I. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
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Description: 1st edition, 4th impression. In blue/black cloth, with gilt lettering on spine & blind-stamp on front board. Owner's name on front free end paper; free end papers yellowed, with white streak from ancient crease on front free end paper; a little foxing, mainly on fore-edge & prelims; slight wear at head & foot of spine Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston S.. The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part 2. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927.
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Condition: Good
Description: Second impression, same year as the first. Some faint signs of damp to the cover. Tanning to closed page edges. Some light foxing to the prelims. Small pen price to the fep.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Churchill, Winston S.. The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part 1. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927.
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Condition: Good
Description: Second impression, same year as the first. Some faint signs of damp to the cover. Tanning to closed page edges. Some light foxing to the prelims. Small pen price to the fep.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Churchill, Winston. The World Crisis, 1916-1918, Part I. Thornton Butterworth London 1927, 1927.
Price: US$59.00 + shipping
Description: 2nd imp. orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo 286pp., maps, appendix, The third volume (of 5) of Churchill's monumental WWI history. Nice copy in bright royal blue cloth boards
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
CHURCHILL, Winston S. The world crisis 1916-1918, part II. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
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Description: 1st edition, 1st printing. Errata slip tipped-in. Free end papers yellowed; a few spots of foxing; light wear at head & foot of spine; gilt lettering bright. Part 4 of the complete work Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis Vol IV 1916 - 1918 Part II. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
Price: US$64.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The World Crisis Vol IV 1916-1918 Part II, Winston S. Churchill, 1927, Thornton Butterworth, First Edition Second Printing A more than very good second printing (March 1927 same as first printing) of the fourth volume of the six volume "The World Crisis" series, Churchill's personal account of the First World War. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and bright. The pages are clean without marks, tears or inscriptions. In remarkable condition. All illustrations are present. Will be promptly dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and a book box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston. The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part 2. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927.
Price: US$64.16 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Moderate rubbing to boards, light bumps to edges. F-fep and closed edges tanned and lightly foxed, library plate to rear p/d, PP clean and tidy Size: 8vo Thick 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$89.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover: Good Condition. Dust Jacket: No. Binding Tight And Secure. Pages Clean And Bright Throughout. Corners Minor Bumping. Boards And Spine Bumped. Previous Owner Inscription On Last Page. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition.
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front).Many consider the British edition of The World Crisis aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear and blistering, and the contents prone to spotting and toning. The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.Condition approaches very good, far from fine but nonetheless sound and respectable overall. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with nicely rounded spine and bright spine gilt, despite moderate scuffing and blemishes. The contents retain a crisp feel. We find no previous ownership marks. Spotting is light for the edition, substantially confined to endpapers, a few blank inner margins, and the age-toned page edges.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis Vol IV 1916 - 1918 Part II. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
Price: US$102.66 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The World Crisis Vol IV 1916-1918 Part II, Winston S. Churchill, 1927, Thornton Butterworth, First Edition First Printing A very good first printing of the fourth volume of the six volume "The World Crisis" series, Churchill's personal account of the First World War. The binding is straight and tight though the first blank page has become loose, the boards clean with relatively minor marks and rubbing given age. The pages are clean without marks or tears save some foxing to the page edges and the first free endpapers. Owners name on inside board and first free endpaper. All illustrations are present and the errata slip remains stitched in. Will be promptly dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and a book box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis Vol IV 1916 - 1918 Part II. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
Price: US$102.66 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The World Crisis Vol IV 1916-1918 Part II, Winston S. Churchill, 1927, Thornton Butterworth, First Edition First Printing A very good first printing of the fourth volume of the six volume "The World Crisis" series, Churchill's personal account of the First World War. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean with relatively minor marks, creases and rubbing given age. The pages are clean without marks or inscriptions save some tanning to the page edges and the first free endpapers. All illustrations are present and the errata slip remains stitched in. Ex-libris stickers to the inside board. Will be promptly dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and a book box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Price: US$115.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First Edition, second impression published in the same month as the first. Vol IV. - [1927], 1916 1918 Part II, half title, title, ix, [blank] 293-589pp [1 blank], Second Impression published the same month as the First. _____________________________________________________________ Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 24 January 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, historian, writer, and artist. He is the only British Prime Minister who has ever received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States. During his army career, Churchill saw action in India, in the Sudan and the Second Boer War. He gained fame and notoriety as a war correspondent and through contemporary books he wrote describing the campaigns. He also served briefly in the British Army on the Western Front in World War I, commanding the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. At the forefront of the political scene for almost fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of the Asquith Liberal government. During the war he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government. He returned as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air. In the interwar years, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Conservative government. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led Britain to victory against the Axis powers. Churchill was always noted for his speeches, which became a great inspiration to the British people and embattled Allied forces. After losing the 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition. In 1951, he again became Prime Minister before finally retiring in 1955. Upon his death, the Queen granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of statesmen in the world. Externally: Original cloth binding Worn and folded at the spine ends Corners bumped and worn Internally: some marks and foxing consistant with age (thumb marks, foxing, other marks) all maps and charts collated and complete Publisher: Thornton Butterworth Limited. Publication Date: 1927 Edition: 1st Edition, 2nd Impression
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it.The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Though the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, and the contents prone to spotting and toning.The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities. This copy approaches very good condition. The navy cloth binding is square and tight with bright spine gilt and no color shift between the covers and spine. The binding shows light overall scuffing and minor blemishes. The contents are respectably bright. Notably for the edition, we find only a hint of unobtrusive spotting confined to the page edges. The sole previous ownership mark is four initials in pencil on the front free endpaper recto. In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Even Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener, with whom Churchill had been variously at odds for nearly two decades, told Churchill on his final day as First Lord "Well, there is one thing at any rate they cannot take from you. The Fleet was ready." (The World Crisis: 1915, p.391) Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473)By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. And, of course, Churchill famously returned to the Admiralty in September 1939. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good bright condition, light edgewear Nice copies of Churchill's classic account of the Great War.
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis Vol IV 1916 - 1918 Part II. Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
Price: US$128.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The World Crisis Vol IV 1916-1918 Part II, Winston S. Churchill, 1927, Thornton Butterworth, First Edition First Printing A very good first printing of the fourth volume of the six volume "The World Crisis" series, Churchill's personal account of the First World War. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean with relatively minor marks, creases and rubbing given age. The pages are clean without marks or inscriptions save some foxing to the page edges and the first free endpapers. Some pencil notations to the rear endpaper which are removable. All illustrations are present and the errata slip remains stitched in. Will be promptly dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and a book box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Price: US$128.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second Impressions, March 1927. THORNTON BUTTERWORTH LIMITED. London.Two Volumes both very good copies in matching navy cloth boards, gilt titles to spines with blindstamped titles to lower front corners, light rubbing to boards as to be expected, front endpapers in both copies are tanned, but they are otherwise very clean and bright copies. Complete with illustrated maps and charts some folding as listed in each volume. No dust jackets.
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$134.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean navy blue cloth on boards with gilt titles and blindstamped title to front of cover. Spine: thin bumping to head & foot. Edges: light age browning and few only foxings. Eps of Vol. I & II ffep wih tidy olde style script inscribed 4.3.27. Eps with age shadowing; dusting of foxing to following eps; some heavier foxing to Index pages. Light foxing to many pages albeit miostly to the very margins edges. All fdlg maps/ charts are clean & present. Part:I & II: 589p 1.5 kgs
Seller: BOOKMARK, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it.The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Though the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, and the contents prone to spotting and toning.The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities. This copy is in very good condition. The navy cloth binding is square, tight, and bright, the navy hue undimmed, the spine gilt vivid. The shows light overall scuffing and minor blemishes. The contents are bright with a crisp, unread feel. The only previous ownership marks noted are confined to the rear pastedown, including some pencil notation and a "The Times Book Club" sticker. Notably for the edition, we find only a few scattered instances of spotting, which appear confined to the page edges. In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Even Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener, with whom Churchill had been variously at odds for nearly two decades, told Churchill on his final day as First Lord "Well, there is one thing at any rate they cannot take from you. The Fleet was ready." (The World Crisis: 1915, p.391) Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473)By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. And, of course, Churchill famously returned to the Admiralty in September 1939. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$147.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:Volume 1 Part 1:A Very Good copy, gently bumped and rubbed top and bottom of the spine, corners very gently rubbed, page edges very gently toned, some very slight spotting to prelims, previous owners name on FFEP, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Volume 2 Part 2:A Very Good copy, gently bumped and rubbed top and bottom of the spine, top front corner gently bumped, corners very gently rubbed, page edges very gently toned, some very slight spotting to the prelims, previous owners name on FFEP, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Overall a Very Good 2 volume First Edition book set.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston. The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part One. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927.
Price: US$192.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boards have light wear, moderate rubbing and some light bumping to edges. flyleaf tanned, moderate dirty markings to closed edges, library plate to rear p/d. PP clean and tidy Size: 8vo Thick 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, 2nd Impressions of the British edition. Navy blue covers with general wear appropriate to their age. Both volumes with some foxing and age-toned pages. Part II volume has a moisture stain on top edge. Text blocks are clean, tight. Contain all maps, fold-outs, charts, etc. 589 combined pages. 6.25x9.25 inches.
Seller: PSBooks, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the third volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the first, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. This first printing of the 1916-1918 Part I volume is in excellent condition, near-fine and notable for the superior condition of both binding and contents. The blue cloth binding retains perfect color, vivid gilt, and sharp corners, with almost none of the usual scuffing and toning and only a trivial hint of wear to the spine ends and corners. The contents are bright with a crisp feel and entirely free of both spotting and previous ownership marks. Even the page edges show no sign of spotting.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.Reference: Cohen A69.2(III-1).a, Woods/ICS A31(ab), Langworth p.105
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, third printing, of the third volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, elusive thus in the original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front).The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the first, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities. This third printing was issued March 1927, the same month as the first and second printings. The dust jacket is nearly identical to that of the first printing, differing only in replacement of the six-line blurb at the center of each front face with five lines of review quotes from Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph. The volume is bound in navy cloth identical to that of the first printing, though the volumes use thinner sheets than the first printing, making the volume narrower. Content is virtually identical, differing from the first printing only in removal of the erratum slip, correction of a footnote, and notation of the second and third printings on the copyright page. Condition of this copy is very good plus in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is beautifully square, clean, bright and tight with sharp corners, vivid spine gilt, and no appreciable wear. The contents remain crisp and feel unread. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponds to the dust jacket flaps, confirming that this copy has spent life jacketed. Only spotting heavy to the page edges and within primarily confined to the first and final leaves with occasional intrusions into the blank inner margins prevents our grading this copy as "fine". The sole previous ownership mark is the tiny sticker of a Lewes bookseller affixed to the lower front pastedown. This third printing dust jacket is quite clean, with only light soiling and spine toning. A strip loss at the spine head to a maximum depth of .6 inch (1.5 cm) is the only appreciable loss, with only fractional chipping at the spine heel and corners. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-1).c, Woods/ICS A31(ab), Langworth p.105.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$256.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 vols. 8vo. Pp 292; ix, 293-589. Errata slip before half title page Part 2. Maps & charts. Original cloth. Scattered foxing, particularlt to fist and last few pages. A nice copy.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Churchill, Winston S.. The World Crisis: Volume 1-4. Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Heavy 4 volumes set. The boards are edge rubbed with light knocks on the corners. The binding of all volumes are secure. Foxing and spotting throughout, in all the volumes. No ink inscriptions or annotations in any of the volumes. Very heavy set, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, elusive thus in a damaged but nonetheless substantially intact original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.Many consider the British edition of The World Crisis aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear and blistering, and the contents prone to spotting and toning. This first printing of the 1916-1918 Part II volume is in excellent condition, near-fine and notable for exceptional shelf presentation. The blue cloth binding retains perfect color, vivid gilt, and sharp corners, with almost none of the usual scuffing and toning and only a trivial hint of wear to the spine ends and corners. The contents are bright with a crisp, unread feel. Spotting, endemic to the edition, is primarily confined to the prelims and page edges, with minor intrusions into the blank inner margins. The sole previous ownership mark is the armorial bookplate of British industrialist Frank Reddaway (1854-1943). The endpapers show offsetting from the pastedown glue and bookplate.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the third volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the first, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. This first printing of the 1916-1918 Part I volume is in excellent condition, near-fine and notable for exceptional shelf presentation. The blue cloth binding retains perfect color, vivid gilt, and sharp corners, with almost none of the usual scuffing and toning and only a trivial hint of wear to the spine ends and corners. The contents are bright with a crisp, unread feel. Spotting, endemic to the edition, is primarily confined to the prelims and page edges, with occasional intrusions into the blank inner margins. The sole previous ownership mark is the armorial bookplate of British industrialist Frank Reddaway (1854-1943). The endpapers show offsetting from the pastedown glue and bookplate.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.Reference: Cohen A69.2(III-1).a, Woods/ICS A31(ab), Langworth p.105
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$323.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 vols. Mixed set: a 1st ed & a later printing. 389p. total. Blue cloth. Heavy. Part II is ex.lib. Number on spine. slightly sunned. bookplate. Part I is Near Fine, Part II Very Good. Overall Very Good Set
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Price: US$345.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: These 2 parts comprise Volumes 3 and 4 of the complete set. Part I; 292 pages. Part II; pages 293-589. Pages are in good, clean condition. Occasional foxing, especially on the few first and last pages. Top edges soiled. Fore-edges foxed. Endpapers yellowed. Both volumes include many maps and charts. Tipped-in errata sheet on page 52 and half title page of Part II. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spines. Light wear on corners, head/tail of spine. Corners bumped. Light scuffing and staining on the covers. Bindings good and tight. VG-
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, elusive thus in a damaged but nonetheless substantially intact original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front).Many consider the British edition of The World Crisis aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear and blistering, and the contents prone to spotting and toning. The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.Jacketed copies of any World Crisis first editions are elusive. The 1916-1918 volumes present a special problem, as the paper used for the jackets proved particularly brittle, leading the surviving jackets to commonly split and fragment. While no exception, this dust jacket is still better than most we encounter. Notably, there are no hinge or flap fold splits, so what remains of the jacket is in one piece. There are, however, significant losses, including chips along the top and bottom edges to a maximum depth of 1 inch (2.5 cm), as well as two irregular holes to the spine, the first 1.25 inches tall (3.2 cm) affecting the left side of the authors name, the second a smaller, .375 inch (.95 cm) hole at the center front hinge. The jacket shows light soiling to the faces and uniform toning to the spine. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removal, archival cover. The volume beneath is very good. The blue cloth binding is tight with sharp corners, despite a little superficial scuffing to the rear cover, modest shelf wear to extremities, and a little blistering of the cloth along the hinges and at the center of the front cover. The contents retain a crisp, unread feel, with no previous ownership marks and no spotting, more than compensating for some age-toning and a little shelf dust to the top edges.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Churchill, Winston S.. The World Crisis (4 Vols). Thornton Butterworth Limited, London, 1927.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Vol. I: 1911-1914 536pp; Vol. II: 1915 563pp; Vol. III-IV: 1916-1918 589pp. Original blue cloth, titles to spines gilt, and to upper boards in blind. Illustrated throughout with maps (two color) and charts (many folding). Previous owner bookplate inside front cover. Clean and overall crisp bright set in the original cloth.
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis: 1915. Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., London, 1927.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed British first edition, fifth printing of the second volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. In this volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive, which devolved to slaughter at Gallipoli and nearly ended Churchills career.The fifth printing of the British first edition occurred in 1927 and the binding is identical to that of the first printing. The only substantive changes to the contents are the addition of Appendix IV ("Lord Fisher's Resignation") and of course the notation of the four preceding printings on the copyright page. On the copyright page, the publisher erroneously designates this as the "Second Impression" of the "Second Edition"; Cohen rightly designates this as the fifth printing of the First British Edition (Cohen A69.2(II).e, Vol. I, p.248). Of note, the dust jacket spine, front panel, and front flap are identical to that of the first printing. The rear panel contains advertisements for the 1911-1914 and 1916-1918 volumes, while the rear flap has a synopsis of Beaverbrook's Politicians and the War. Unique among dust jackets for the later printings of the first edition that we have examined, this fifth printing dust jacket paper features a pronounced vertical line pattern evocative of laid paper. This copy is very good minus, both volume and jacket. The blue cloth binding is bright and clean, though with noticeable shelf wear along the bottom edges, including minor corner bumps. The contents are clean and bright. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponds with the dust jacket flaps. Spotting is trivial, confined to the first and final leaves and page edges, which are bright despite light soiling. The dust jacket shows shallow loss at the spine ends to a maximum depth of .5 inch (1.3 cm), partial splits to the hinges, a 1.75 inch (4.5 cm) closed tear at the upper left front face with some attendant wrinkling, and another 1.75 inch (4.5 cm) closed tear at the lower front flap. The dust jacket is substantially complete, with small chip losses confined to the spine ends and corners. The jacket is lightly soiled, the spine mildly toned and scuffed. The dust jacket is protected within a removable, archival quality clear cover. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915.By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. And, of course, Churchill famously returned to the Admiralty in September 1939. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Reference: Cohen A69.2(II).e, Woods/ICS A31(ab2.5), Langworth p.105.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the third volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, elusive thus in the original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the first, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.The British edition of The World Crisis is aesthetically commanding, its large volumes with shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear and blistering, and the contents prone to spotting and toning. Jacketed copies of any World Crisis first editions are elusive. The 1916-1918 volumes present a special problem, as the paper used for the jackets proved particularly brittle, leading the surviving jackets to commonly split and fragment. This copy is no exception, with significant spine losses, including a shallow strip loss at the spine head, a 1.75 inch (4.5 cm) loss at the spine heel, and an irregular, 1.5 x 2 inch (3.8 x 5.1 cm) loss just above the authors printed name, consuming the lower portion of the printed title. Nonetheless of note, this jacket is otherwise intact, with no separations at the hinges or flap folds. Moreover, it is clean and bright, with minimal soiling and toning. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. The volume beneath approaches near fine condition. The navy cloth binding is square, tight, immaculately clean and beautifully bright with sharp corners and vivid spine gilt. The contents retain a crisp, unread feel. We find no previous ownership marks. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponding to dust jacket flaps confirms what the binding already testifies that this copy has spent life jacketed. Spotting is primarily confined to the prelims and page edges. Of note, there is transfer browning to pages 134-35 from a lengthy 27 November 1928 The Times obituary of Admiral Scheer, who commanded German naval forces at the Battle of Jutland.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.Reference: Cohen A69.2(III-1).a, Wood
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the third volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, elusive thus in the original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the first, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.The British edition of The World Crisis is aesthetically commanding, its large volumes with shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear and blistering, and the contents prone to spotting and toning. Jacketed copies of any World Crisis first editions are elusive. The 1916-1918 volumes present a special problem, as the paper used for the jackets proved particularly brittle, leading the surviving jackets to commonly split and fragment. This first edition, first printing is very good plus in a better than fair dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with sharp corners and vivid spine gilt. We note just a little incidental scuffing. The contents remain respectably bright with a crisp, unread feel. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms that this copy has spent life jacketed. Previous ownership marks appear confined to an inked name on the upper front pastedown and a small Birmingham bookseller sticker affixed to the lower rear pastedown. Spotting appears primarily confined to the prelims and page edges. The dust jacket suffers an irregular loss at the spine head to a maximum depth of 2.25 inches (5.7 cm), obscuring a significant part of the title, as well as fractional chipping elsewhere to the extremities. The joints and flap folds are splitting, but show minimal gapping or splitting, making the splits virtually disappear beneath the removable, clear, archival dust jacket protector.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.Reference: Cohen A69.2(III-1).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis: 1915. Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., London, 1927.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed British first edition, fifth printing of the second volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. In this volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive, which devolved to slaughter at Gallipoli and nearly ended Churchills career.The fifth printing of the British first edition occurred in 1927 and the binding is identical to that of the first printing. The only substantive changes to the contents are the addition of Appendix IV ("Lord Fisher's Resignation") and of course the notation of the four preceding printings on the copyright page. On the copyright page, the publisher erroneously designates this as the "Second Impression" of the "Second Edition"; Cohen rightly designates this as the fifth printing of the First British Edition (Cohen A69.2(II).e, Vol. I, p.248). Of note, the dust jacket spine, front panel, and front flap are identical to that of the first printing. The rear panel contains advertisements for the 1911-1914 and 1916-1918 volumes, while the rear flap has a synopsis of Beaverbrook's Politicians and the War. Unique among dust jackets for the later printings of the first edition that we have examined, this fifth printing dust jacket paper features a pronounced vertical line pattern evocative of laid paper. This copy is very good plus in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is strikingly bright and clean with light shelf wear confined to extremities and a hint of blistering at the front cover edge adjacent to the spine and along the bottom edge of the rear cover. The contents are crisp and clean. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponds with the dust jacket flaps. We find no previous ownership marks. Light spotting and soiling are confined to the top and fore edges. The dust jacket is substantially complete, with small chip losses confined to the spine ends and corners. The jacket is lightly soiled, the spine mildly toned. The dust jacket is protected within a removable, archival quality clear cover. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Even Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener, with whom Churchill had been variously at odds for nearly two decades, told Churchill on his final day as First Lord "Well, there is one thing at any rate they cannot take from you. The Fleet was ready." (The World Crisis: 1915, p.391) Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915.By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. And, of course, Churchill famously returned to the Admiralty in September 1939. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Reference: Cohen A69.2(II).e, Woods/ICS A31(ab2.5), Langworth p.105.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Winston S. Churchill. The World Crisis: 1911-1914. Thornton Butterworth Limited, London, 1927.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed British first edition, seventh printing of the first volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". This volume covers the first four years Churchill spent as First Lord of the Admiralty, as well as the beginning of the war. Though the U.S. first edition preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce and the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. This copy is very good in a very good dust jacket. This first edition, seventh printing was published in December 1927. Of note, the dust jacket spine, front panel, and front flap are identical to that of the first printing. The rear panel contains advertisements for the 1915 and 1916-1918 volumes, while the rear flap has 'Press Notices' for The World Crisis. The blue cloth binding is bright and clean with vivid spine gilt. We note light wear to extremities and a slight forward lean. The contents remain respectably bright with no previous ownership marks. Differential toning of the endpapers corresponds to the dust jacket flaps, confirming that this copy has spent life jacketed. Modest spotting is primarily confined to the prelims and page edges. The dust jacket has quite decent shelf presence, with shallow chipping at the spine head, fractional loss to the corners and lower spine hinges, and mild spine toning. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, archival quality clear cover. Published between 1923 and 1931, The World Crisis spans the 1911-1918 war years, with two supplemental volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Of The World Crisis, Frederick Woods wrote: "The volumes contain some of Churchill's finest writing, weaving the many threads together with majestic ease, describing the massive battles in terms which fitly combine relish of the literary challenge with an awareness of the sombre tragedy of the events." Churchill was in a special position to write this history, having served both in the Cabinet and on the Front. Churchill served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1911 until 1915, but after the failure in the Dardanelles, he was scapegoated and forced to resign. He spent his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches. Before the war's end, Churchill was exonerated and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience nearly two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles would linger. Churchill may have meant for his history of the First World War to clear his name, but his six volume masterwork far exceeds this purpose. Bibliographic reference: Cohen A69.2(I).i, Woods/ICS A31(ab), Langworth p.105.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.71 + shipping
Description: 2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 2 folding facsimiles, 16 maps and charts (11 folding and a number coloured in outline), 2 folding tables and 18 maps and charts in the text, free endpapers moderately browned as usual, some light and scattered spotting; original navy blue cloth, upper boards blocked in blind, gilt backs, an unusually bright, clean, crisp copy. Complete with the errata slips at p.52 (part I) and at half-title (part II). This is volume three, parts of I and II of Churchill's masterly history of the Great War. As an account of the years 1916-1918 the two parts are complete in themselves. Very scarce in anything like this condition. Woods, A(31)a.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill. The World Crisis. Thornton Butterworth 1927-1941, London, 1927.
Price: US$834.12 + shipping
Description: An early edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. Comprising volumes I-V of this important work. Lacking the final volume, which was not published until 1931. The final volume 'The Eastern Front' is often seen separately to this work.Volume I is a third edition, third impression, volume II is a second edition, second impression, volume III is a first edition third impression, volume V is a first impression of this work after it was transferred to Macmillan and Co.Collated, complete.This is a fantastic work, which Churchill delivered at great speed following his electoral defeat. It was first published from 1923-1931 and is a staunch defence of his Gallipoli policy and a criticism of Haig's strategy.A smart early edition of this important work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Volume V is particularly rubbed to the joints. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the fore-edge. Heavy spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". The events of these 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is Part II, include Churchill's time at the Front following his political exile and his subsequent return to the Cabinet. Though the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce and the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. Particularly scarce in one piece are the 1916-1918 first printing dust jackets, which were printed on highly acidic paper highly prone to loss, toning, and splitting at hinges and flap folds. Condition of this first edition, first printing, 1916-1918 Part II copy is near fine first printing of 1916-1918, Part II in the correct, first printing dust jacket. The blue cloth binding remains unusually clean and free of scuffing, befitting a jacketed copy, with sharp corners, bright spine gilt, and only trivial wear to corners and spine ends. We note a slight inward warp to the front cover. The contents remain crisp and bright with no previous ownership marks. The volume feels unread. Spotting is modest for the edition, primarily confined to the first and final leaves and the page edges. The first printing dust jacket shows shallow chipping to a maximum depth of .375 inch at the spine ends and edges. Shelf presentation is quite respectable, with an evenly-toned but otherwise clean dust jacket spine. A clean split all along the front hinge nearly disappears beneath the removable, archival quality clear dust jacket protector, as do partial splits at the flap folds. The dust jacket is protected beneath removable, archival quality clear cover. Published between 1923 and 1931, The World Crisis spans the 1911-1918 war years, with two supplemental volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). Of The World Crisis, Frederick Woods wrote: "The volumes contain some of Churchill's finest writing, weaving the many threads together with majestic ease, describing the massive battles in terms which fitly combine relish of the literary challenge with an awareness of the sombre tragedy of the events." Churchill was in a special position to write this history, having served both in the Cabinet and on the Front. Churchill served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1911 until 1915, but after the failure in the Dardanelles, he was scapegoated and forced to resign. He spent his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches. Before the war's end, Churchill was exonerated and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience nearly two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles would linger. Churchill may have meant for his history of the First World War to clear his name, but his six-volume masterwork far exceeds this purpose. Bibliographic reference: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(ab), Langworth p.105.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: This is the British first edition, first printing, of the fourth volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War, quite rare thus in a clean and substantially intact original dust jacket. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the "War to end all wars". Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, with the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). The third and fourth volumes, covering the years 1916-1918, were issued as "Part I" and "Part II" respectively. The events of the 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is the second, include Churchill's time at the Front, his return to the Cabinet, and Armistice Day, marking the formal end of hostilities.Jacketed copies of any World Crisis first editions are elusive. The 1916-1918 volumes present a special problem, as the paper used for the jackets proved particularly brittle, leading the surviving jackets to commonly split and fragment. This copy is an exception, near fine in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is simply superb square, immaculately clean, and beautifully bright with sharp corners, vivid spine gilt, and only the most trivial shelf wear to extremities. The contents are crisp, bright and feel unread. Differential toning to the endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps corroborates what the binding already testifies; this copy has spent life jacketed. Spotting modest for the edition and primarily confined to the first and final leaves and page edges is the only thing that prevents our grading this volume as "fine". The sole previous ownership mark we find is the tiny sticker of a Sydney bookseller affixed to the lower front pastedown. The jacket suffers chipping to extremities and some closed tears, but is notably clean with almost no appreciable spine toning. More significant, the jacket is remarkably in one piece, rather than split at the flap folds and hinges as is typical. The jacket shows minor scarring on the lower spine just below the volume number, removing the original, printed publishers price; this is likely the work of the same Australian bookseller whose sticker is affixed to the lower front pastedown. The dust jacket is newly fitted with a clear, removable, archival cover.In October 1911, aged 36, Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He entered the post with the brief to change war strategy and ensure the readiness of the worlds most powerful navy. He did both. Nonetheless, when Churchill advocated successfully for a naval campaign in the Dardanelles that ultimately proved disastrous, a convergence of factors sealed his political fate. Churchill was scapegoated and forced to resign, leaving the Admiralty in May 1915. Years later, Churchills wife, Clementine, recalled to Churchills official biographer "I thought he would never get over the Dardanelles; I thought he would die of grief." (Gilbert, Vol. III, p.473) By November, Churchill resigned even his nominal Cabinet posts to spend the rest of his political exile as a lieutenant colonel leading a battalion in the trenches at the Front. Before war's end, Churchill was exonerated by the Dardanelles Commission and rejoined the Government, foreshadowing the political isolation and restoration he would experience two decades later leading up to the Second World War. Despite Churchill's political recovery, the stigma of the Dardanelles lingered. Hence Churchill had more than just literary and financial compulsion to write his history.References: Cohen A69.2(III-2).a, Woods/ICS A31(aa), Langworth p.103.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
CHURCHILL, Winston S.. THE WORLD CRISIS: 1916-1918. London: Thornton Butterworth. April, 1927.
Price: US$4170.61 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, fourth impression. Two volumes. Signed by Winston Churchill in volume I. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with titles stamped in blind to the lower front board, titles in gilt to the spine. Part I with 12 maps and charts (6 of which are folding) and a further 10 illustrations throughout the text; Part II with 9 folding illustrations and a further 8 throughout the text. Both volumes are uniformly very good or better, the bindings firm with some bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt bright. The contents, with toning to the paper are otherwise clean throughout. Publisher's postcard loosely laid in to volume I. A very attractive set. Signed and dated '24.5.27' by Winston Churchill in black ink on the second blank endpaper of the first volume. The third part (in two volumes) of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. The first printing was published on 3 March 1927 in an edition of 7523 copies, the majority of which were pre-subscribed. The fourth impression, as here, was issued on 28th April with a print run of 2000 copies. [Woods A31a (vol III, part I & Part II)] Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Price: US$5774.69 + shipping
Description: [Military history] FIRST EDITIONS, third impressions, INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPIES, referencing to a key point in Churchill's political career. Octavo (24 x 16 x 7cm), pp.292, pp.x; 293-590. Illustrated with black and white plates, maps and other inserts, some folding. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spines. With author's signed inscription, as Chancellor, to first volume: 'Inscribed by / Winston S. Churchill / 1. June 1927.' The second volume is poignantly inscribed by Mrs. Churchill: 'I often think of the Leicester / election & remember your / great help & kindness - // Clementine S. Churchill.' Edges toned, some spotting and toning to first and final gatherings, discreet later ownership of Charles Losely to both vols., covers show light handling. Very good indeed. Churchill had famously 'crossed the floor' from Conservative to Liberal in 1904, gaining the reputation of a radical. For nearly twenty years he enjoyed a successful political career in several Liberal cabinet posts including President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, First Lord of The Admiralty and War Secretary. After a year out of politics (writing The World Crisis), and sensing the rise in Labour support, he returned to contest the Leicester West seat for the Liberal party at the 1923 General Election. Churchill lost, and the overall result was a hung parliament, after which Labour led a coalition with tacit support from the Liberals. This proved to be Churchill's final act as a Liberal Party member, re-joining Baldwin's victorious Conservative Party for the October 1924 election, following which he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position he held until 1929.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$10907.76 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITIONS with the exception of the first two volumes (the fifth and seventh printings respectively), with numerous maps, plans, and illustrations, the fourth and fifth volumes with tipped-in errata slips, one or two small spots, pp. [vi], 536; 563; 292; ix, 292-589; 474; 368, 8vo, original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, lettered in blind to upper board, in a few cases the edges toned or slightly spotted, three volumes with discreet contemporary ownership inscription in pencil, most volumes with a degree of browning (generally faint) to free endpapers, dustjackets, slightly chipped and nicked in places, the backstrip panels browned, some with a few faint waterspots, those to third, fourth and sixth volumes more frayed, the fourth split along lower joint-fold, vols three and four with a waterstain to bottom-corner of front flap-fold (in the case of the former carrying around to corner of backstrip panel), the sixth volume with South African bookseller sticker covering the price (and corresponding to bookseller ticket at foot of front pastedown), a very good set. Scarce as a complete set in the dustjackets. 'Although parts of The World Crisis were highly autobiographical, drawing on documents from Churchill's private papers, the book as a whole was a stupendous narrative of the war in Europe featuring masterly set-piece accounts of major battles. Dictated to secretaries as he strode up and down the room, it exhibited his passionate interest in war and his romantic conception of the 'true glory' of the troops who perished on the Somme. But he could not write of the bloodbaths on the western front without sombre reflections on the growing destructive power of modern warfare: "Mankind has never been in this position before. Without having improved appreciably in virtue or enjoying wiser guidance, it has got into its hands for the first time the tools by which it can unfailingly accomplish its own extermination"' (ODNB). (Woods A31a)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom