GIFTS 82 “Churchill’s Last Great Work” 106CHURCHILL, Winston. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London, 195658. Four volumes. Octavo, original red cloth, dust jackets. $1200 First English editions of Churchill’s classic history, illustrated with maps and genealogical tables, in the original dust jackets. “Churchill’s last great work was published nearly 20 years after he penned its first draft in the late 1930s, just after wrapping up [the biography of] Marlborough… In its final form the original single volume evolved to four” (Langworth, 312). Near-fine. “This Is Not History: This Is My Case” 107CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. London, 1948-54. Six volumes. Octavo, modern three-quarter navy morocco gilt. $3500 First English editions of Churchill’s WWII masterpiece, part history and part memoir, written after he lost reelection as Prime Minister, handsomely bound. With this work, Churchill “pulled himself back from humiliating defeat in 1945, using all his skills as a writer and politician to make his fortune, secure his reputation, and win a second term in Downing Street” (Reynolds, xxiii). Although preceded by the American editions, the English editions are generally preferred for their profusion of diagrams, maps, and facsimile documents. Fine. “Our Reign In India Or Anywhere Else Has Never Stood On The Basis Of Physical Force Alone” 108CHURCHILL, Winston. India. Speeches and an Introduction. London, 1931. Octavo, original orange wrappers, custom box. $2750 First edition in book form of this volume of ten Churchill speeches on the issue of the emancipation of India, in scarce original wrappers. Churchill served in India during the late 1890s. With the publication of this collection, Churchill wanted “to gain support for his campaign against the India Bill… believing these relatively modest reforms would lead to the loss of India to the Empire… [however] when the India Bill had passed Parliament in 1935, Churchill even sent Gandhi his best wishes for success” (Langworth, 148). Spotting to edges of text block, text clean. Light expert restoration to wrappers, toning to spine. Very good.
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