H i s t o r y , P h i l o s o p h y & R e l i g i o n 82 “The European Has Neither The Wish Nor The Power To Constitute A White Proletariat In Countries Like East Africa” 105. CHURCHILL, Winston. My African Journey. London, 1908. Octavo, original pictorial red cloth. $2200. First edition of this early Churchill travelogue, with three full-page maps and over 60 photographs, many taken by Churchill, in original pictorial cloth. As undersecretary of State for the Colonies in 1907, Churchill traveled to Africa on a tour of inspection. He “saw the advantages of producing a travelogue on Britain’s valuable possessions in East Africa. Among these, Churchill waxes most eloquent on Uganda, which he calls ‘a pearl’” (Langworth, 80). My African Journey “includes photographs allegedly taken by Churchill, the only such appearance in the canon” (Langworth, 80). With 16-page publisher’s catalogue at rear. Cohen A27.1. Light foxing to endpapers and edges, a few spots to title page, spine gently toned (less so than often found) with mild rubbing to foot, gilt and pictorial front panel bright. An appealing, near-fine copy. “He Never Rode Off Any Field Except As A Victor” 106. CHURCHILL, Winston. Marlborough: His Life and Times. London, 1933-38. Four volumes. Octavo, modern three-quarter burgundy morocco gilt. $3500. First English trade editions, with hundreds of maps and plans (many folding), plates, and document facsimiles, handsomely bound. Churchill wrote this history of his famous ancestor to refute earlier criticisms of Marlborough by Macaulay. “It may be his greatest book. To understand the Churchill of the Second World War… one has to read Marlborough. Only in its pages can one glean an understanding of the root of the speeches which inspired Britain to stand when she had little to stand with” (Langworth, 164). Published simultaneously with a signed limited edition. With errata slips in II and III, without errata slip in Volume I; none called for in Volume IV. Woods A40a. Only occasional faint foxing. A handsome set in fine condition.
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