Painting As A Pastime by Churchill, The Right Honourable Winston S - 1949

New York: Cornerstone Library. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1965. Hard Cover. A 1965 American reprint edition of the original 1950 issuance. Well known as a statesman and author, Sir Winston Churchill possessed considerable talent as a painter. This work consists of his 32-page essay on the merits of painting, and with 18 gloss paper plates displaying some of his landscapes and still lifes. --- A slim hardcover booklet in green leaf-patterned paper-covered boards, without a dust jacket. With a black & white photographic frontis portrait of Sir Winston at the easel. --- A well-preserved copy, but the essay portion's leaves have become somewhat tanned. Interior is tightly-bound and unmarked; plates remain bright and colors are vivid.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 32, 18 plates pages .

London England: Odhams Press, 1962. Hardback. Painting as a Pastime. Slight foxing to end inside covers. Red cloth with black decoration and gilt lettering. Contents: The Author at his Easel (Frontispiece). Painting as a Pastime. Illustrations. A Vase of Flowers. The Loup River, Quebec. lakeside Scene, Lake Como. The Tapestries at Blenheim Palace. The Blue Room, Trent Park. Village near Lugano. Olive Grove near Monte Carlo. Church by Lake Como. The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell. The Weald of Kent Under Snow. Orchids. The Mill, Saint-Georges-Motel. Near Antibes. The Mediterranean near Genoa. St. Jean, Cap Ferrat. Flowers. Chartwell under Snow. Illustrated. 32+ pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 4th Impression. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.

(London: Odhams Press: 1948) First Published in Volume Form. Cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. 32. Eighteen full colour plates additional to pagination. With related magazine cutting ‘Coming in July to Australia’ loosely included Ownership inscription pencilled on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in good dust-jacket.

London: Odhams Press Ltd, Ernest Benn Ltd, 1948. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Churchill, Winston S. (The Right Honourable). The zest and inspiration which have made Mr Churchill's speeches famous.are found in every line of this account of his favourite hobby." Text to page 32 followed by 18 Colour Plates of Sir Winston's Paintings. Frontispiece illustrated with a B&W Photograph of Sir Winston sitting at his easel, Painting. Dustjacket has the same picture, with white lettering on brown ground above & below. Pale Grey cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to front & spine. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a small closed tear at the top (1/2" long) and a few nicks, repaired on the inside with clear tape. Also some edge wear and a little creasing at the bottom (see photo). Clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall