Lot 100
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) A collection of 32 works uniformly bound in 50 vol., first or first English editions, 1898-1961
Estimate: £12,000 - 18,000
Description
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) A collection of 32 works uniformly bound in 50 vol., first or first English editions (various states), comprising: The Story of the Malakand Field Force, 32pp. advertisements at end dated 12/97, errata leaf loosely inserted, 1898; The River War, 2 vol., slight marginal damp-stain at beginning of vol.2, 1899; Savrola, slight damp-stain at inner margin of title, 1900; London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, 34pp. advertisements at end, occasional light spotting, 1900; Ian Hamilton's March, 36pp. advertisements at end, 1900; Lord Randolph Churchill, 2 vol., some spotting, 1906; My African Journey, 18pp. advertisements at end, 1908; Liberalism and the Social Problem, 1909; The World Crisis, 6 vol., errata slips in vol.1 (p.1 and 339) and vol.3 part 1 (p.52), half-title to vol.3 part 2 and vol.4 p.9, 1923-31; My Early Life, spotting at beginning and end, 1930; Thoughts and Adventures, 1932; Marlborough, His Life and Times, 4 vol., 1933-38; Great Contemporaries, 1937; Arms and the Covenant, 1938; Step by Step, 1939; Into Battle, 1941; The Unrelenting Struggle, 1942; The End of the Beginning, 1943; Onwards to Victory, 1944; The Dawn of Liberation, 1945; Victory, 1946; Secret Session Speeches, 1946; The Second World War, 6 vol., vol.1 lacks half-title, first few leaves vol.1 spotted, 1948-54; The Sinews of Peace, Post-War Speeches, 1948; Painting as a Pastime, 1948; Europe Unite, 1950; In the Balance, 1951; Stemming the Tide, 1953; A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 vol., 1956-58; The Unwritten Alliance, 1961; Maxims and Reflections, [Woods D(a)15], 1947 § Woods (F.A.) A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill, 1963, half-titles present except where noted, most with frontispiece and/or plates and maps, modern red morocco, gilt, by Bailey Bros Ltd., g.e., 8vo (50)
⁂ A fine and handsome set of Churchill's major works. The Story of the Malakand Field Force is inscribed in a clerk's hand "To the officers of The Buffs. With the Author's Compliments" and has an errata leaf loosely inserted. Most of the errata have been altered in ink in the text, and a few other notes have been added at various pages.
Description
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) A collection of 32 works uniformly bound in 50 vol., first or first English editions (various states), comprising: The Story of the Malakand Field Force, 32pp. advertisements at end dated 12/97, errata leaf loosely inserted, 1898; The River War, 2 vol., slight marginal damp-stain at beginning of vol.2, 1899; Savrola, slight damp-stain at inner margin of title, 1900; London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, 34pp. advertisements at end, occasional light spotting, 1900; Ian Hamilton's March, 36pp. advertisements at end, 1900; Lord Randolph Churchill, 2 vol., some spotting, 1906; My African Journey, 18pp. advertisements at end, 1908; Liberalism and the Social Problem, 1909; The World Crisis, 6 vol., errata slips in vol.1 (p.1 and 339) and vol.3 part 1 (p.52), half-title to vol.3 part 2 and vol.4 p.9, 1923-31; My Early Life, spotting at beginning and end, 1930; Thoughts and Adventures, 1932; Marlborough, His Life and Times, 4 vol., 1933-38; Great Contemporaries, 1937; Arms and the Covenant, 1938; Step by Step, 1939; Into Battle, 1941; The Unrelenting Struggle, 1942; The End of the Beginning, 1943; Onwards to Victory, 1944; The Dawn of Liberation, 1945; Victory, 1946; Secret Session Speeches, 1946; The Second World War, 6 vol., vol.1 lacks half-title, first few leaves vol.1 spotted, 1948-54; The Sinews of Peace, Post-War Speeches, 1948; Painting as a Pastime, 1948; Europe Unite, 1950; In the Balance, 1951; Stemming the Tide, 1953; A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 vol., 1956-58; The Unwritten Alliance, 1961; Maxims and Reflections, [Woods D(a)15], 1947 § Woods (F.A.) A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill, 1963, half-titles present except where noted, most with frontispiece and/or plates and maps, modern red morocco, gilt, by Bailey Bros Ltd., g.e., 8vo (50)
⁂ A fine and handsome set of Churchill's major works. The Story of the Malakand Field Force is inscribed in a clerk's hand "To the officers of The Buffs. With the Author's Compliments" and has an errata leaf loosely inserted. Most of the errata have been altered in ink in the text, and a few other notes have been added at various pages.
