Search Results: Titles starting with E from Churchill Book Collector

London: Associated Press Photo, 19 October 1951. Photograph. This original press photograph captures Winston S. Churchill and Field Marshal Montgomery on 19 October at the El Alamein Reunion, just a week before Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street for his second and final premiership. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Condition is very good minus. The paper is clean, crisp, and free of scratches with some light wear to the edges and corners. The verso bears a copyright stamp from “Associated Press Photo” and a typed caption reading, “FIELD-MARSHAL THE VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, K.G, G.C.B., D.S.O. (RIGHT), ACCOMPANIES, THE RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, O.M., C.H., AS THEY WALKED THROUGH THE GUARD OF HONOUR TO THE PLATFORM, DURING THE EL ALAMEIN RE-UNION AT THE EMPRESS HALL, LONDON, TONIGHT OCTOBER 19.” Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) passed through Sandhurst… Read More

London: Keystone Press Agency Ltd., 20 October 1950. Photograph. This original press photograph captures Winston S. Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, on 20 October 1950 at the El Alamein Reunion. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Condition approaches very good. The paper is clean and the image clear with some light wear to the edges and a small loss to the lower left corner, largely confined to the white lower margin. The verso features a copyright stamp from “KEYSTONE Press Agency Ltd.” and Keystone’s original typed caption titled “EL ALAMEIN REUNION AT THE EMPRESS HALL… WINTON CHURCHILL AND ‘MONTY’...” The caption is dated “20.10.50” and reads “MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL was the chief guest at the El Alamein Reunion at the Empress Hall Earl’s Court this evening.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS:- MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL and VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY seen walking around the arena during the ceremonies this… Read More

London: Punch, 1953. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This cartoon titled "ELECTION MACHINE" appeared thus on p.585 of the 11 November 1953 issue of Punch. The cartoon is captioned "Quarrelsome, costly, tumult-making machine (Churchill patent)." The artist is Michael Cummings (1919-1997), who worked for Punch for more than 30 years. After being Leader of the Opposition since July 1945, Churchill finally returned to the premiership in October 1951 at nearly 77 years old. And as his premiership progressed and his infirmities became manifest, pressure mounted for him to relinquish his leadership. When this cartoon was published, Churchill, just weeks away from his 79th birthday, declared in the… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. This is a jacketed first printing of the first American edition. This example is very good plus in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is tight, clean, and unfaded, with sharp corners. The spine shows only mild wear to the ends and faint vertical creasing. The contents are crisp, bright, and clean with no spotting and no discernible age toning. The text block edges, including the untrimmed fore edges, are likewise exceptionally clean. The blue-stained top edges are lightly faded. The sole previous ownership mark is a contemporary name, British Columbia address, and date of “Jan. 6th. 1940” inked on the front free endpaper recto. The scarce dust jacket is clean and bright, despite light wear to extremities, flap folds, and joints, tiny loss to the spine ends and flap fold corners, and a three-inch closed tear to the lower front joint. The upper front flap is neatly price-clipped. The dust jacket is protected beneath a… Read More

Atlanta, Georgia: Filament Elven Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a presentation copy of the first edition of Elder Craft Legends from the Dragon Scribe, "written by The Dragon Scribe, translated by Andre duBignon Furin", with illustrations by Adele Newton Furin. This copy is signed and inscribed by both the author and the illustrator. Condition is as new, the contents, binding, and dust jacket all immaculate, the dust jacket protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Elder Craft is a unique and engaging book for children, loaded with puzzles, riddles, and codes. Readers embark on a quest to save the Ancient Wisdom, where each chapter offers new treasures as you sojourn through cryptic letters, the Magical Armature, and the Meeting of the Dragon Council. The book rewards readers who actively engage with the puzzles and codes, bestowing them with new wisdom that informs successive sections and enriches the experience.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the U.S. first edition, first printing of the third of Churchill's seven war speeches volumes. The End of the Beginning contains speeches throughout 1942. This year was a low point of the war, full of setbacks and disappointments across the globe for the British. Throughout the year Churchill's speeches conveyed sober, resolved, and eloquent defiance - with of course an occasional sparkle of Churchillian wit, even in the dark hours of the war. The title of this volume comes from Churchill's 10 November 1942 speech at the Lord Mayor's Day Luncheon in London at a time when fortune finally favored the British with victories in North Africa: "The Germans have received back again that measure of fire and steel which they have so often meted out to others. Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Condition is very good in a very good dust… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. First Edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the U.S. first edition, second printing of the third of Churchill's seven war speech volumes. This second printing was issued in August 1943, the same month as the first printing. The dust jacket is identical to that of the first printing and the volume beneath differs only in notation of the second printing on the title page verso. The End of the Beginning contains speeches throughout 1942. This year was a low point of the war, full of setbacks and disappointments across the globe for the British. Throughout the year Churchill's speeches conveyed sober, resolved, and eloquent defiance - with of course an occasional sparkle of Churchillian wit, even in the dark hours of the war. The title of this volume comes from Churchill's 10 November 1942 speech at the Lord Mayor's Day Luncheon in London at a time when fortune finally favored the British with victories in North Africa: "The Germans have received back… Read More

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1943. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing of the third volume of British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill's war speeches, containing speeches throughout 1942. This year was a low point of the war, full of setbacks and disappointments across the globe for the British. This first edition, first printing is in very good condition in a very good plus dust jacket. The jacket is increasingly elusive thus, not only unfaded, with bright yellow and red hues on both the front face and spine, but also complete except for a neatly price-clipped lower front flap. The jacket has excellent shelf presentation and shows only mild soiling and light shelf wear to extremities. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. The volume beneath has a lovely binding – square, clean, tight, and unfaded with sharp corners, bright spine gilt, and only trivial shelf wear confined to extremities. The contents have… Read More

London: Punch, 1902. This original printed appearance of a Punch cartoon featuring Winston S. Churchill comes from the personal collection of Gary L. Stiles, author of Churchill in Punch (Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022). His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalog, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill. This cartoon is titled “Essence of Parliament: Extracted from the Diary of Toby, MP” and appeared thus on p.55 of the 22 January 1902 issue of Punch. The artist is E. T. Reed. The cartoon is captioned “His Majesty presses the button and the Parliamentary Marionettes do the rest.” Even at this very early stage of his career, Churchill was seen to be a major Parliamentary player. Reed cleverly portrays King Edward VII as puppet master, getting the marionettes to act and argue. Churchill (left of the King’s head), strides forward with his characteristic forward-leaning gait and jutting jaw. As a young man, the Harrow-educated cartoonist and… Read More

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1950. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a superior, jacketed copy of the British first edition, only printing of the second of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. Condition is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The green cloth binding is square, clean, unfaded, and tight with bright spine gilt and only a few minor blemishes. The contents are notably bright and clean, with no spotting and no previous ownership marks. Only the text block edges show minor age-toning. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original lower front flap price, and entirely complete, with no loss. We note only trivial blemishes and minor toning along the rear flap fold and to the spine print and border. The dust jacket is protected beneath a removable, clear archival cover. Europe Unite includes 52 speeches spanning January 1947 to December 1948. The book reflects Churchill's position as then-Leader of the Opposition, and many of the speeches contain both domestic… Read More

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1950. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a superior, jacketed copy of the British first edition, only printing of the second of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. Europe Unite includes 52 speeches spanning January 1947 to December 1948. Condition is very good in a very good plus dust jacket. The green cloth binding is square, clean, tight, and unfaded with sharp corners and bright spine gilt. We would grade this copy as near-fine if not for some inexplicable, faint mottling to the covers and lower spine. The contents are notably bright. We find no previous ownership marks. Light spotting appears confined to the top edges of the text block and fore edges of the front and final free endpapers, with a little finger soiling to the otherwise bright fore edges. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original lower front flap price, and entirely complete, with no loss. Light scuffing to the vertical spine center, trivial shelf wear to… Read More

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1950. First edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, only printing of the second of Churchill's five postwar speech volumes. Condition is very good in a very good minus dust jacket. The green cloth binding is square, clean, bright, and tight with sharp corners, with minor bumping and a touch of fraying at the spine head and wrinkling at the heel. The contents are bright and clean with no previous owner marks. The top edge is a little soiled, the the fore edge only slightly so. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original lower front flap price, with shallow loss at the spine head and adjacent upper rear panel, and fractional loss at the lower spine and flap fold corners. The white rear panel is mildly toned and soiled, the yellow spine print slightly sunned but still distinct. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Europe Unite includes 52 speeches spanning January 1947 to December 1948.… Read More