Winston S. Churchill - Into Battle, Cassell, 1941, jacketed first printing

Description: Into Battle Winston S. Churchill London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941 First British edition, first printing, in dust jacket Condition: Good plusJacket Condition: Good This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing, first state of the first volume of Winston S. Churchill's famous war speeches, containing his speeches from May 1938, when Churchill was still out of favor and out of power, to November 1940, six months after Churchill became wartime Prime Minister. Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes. The British first editions are visually striking, but were printed on cheap “War Economy Standard” paper, bound in coarse cloth, and wrapped in bright, fragile dust jackets. They proved highly susceptible to spotting, soiling, and fading, so the passage of time has been hard on most surviving first editions. In this first war speeches volume the great battle of the twentieth century and Churchill's life begins. There were twelve printings of this edition. This first printing, first state, is confirmed by missing pagination on pages 78 and 294. The binding is a smoother blue cloth variant, which in our experience is exclusively associated with the first state of the first printing. Condition is good plus in a good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight, with wrinkling and a touch of fraying to the spine ends. The contents retain a crisp feel, despite some age-toning. An original “Book Society” bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Spotting is light and intermittent throughout, heavier only to the page edges. The first printing dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original lower front flap price. The jacket shows overall toning and wear with loss to the spine extremities, and lesser losses to the edges. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of note - Member of Parliament for more than half a century, soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner, painter. But Churchill's preeminence as a historical figure owes most to his indispensable leadership during the Second World War, when his soaring and defiant oratory sustained his countrymen and inspired the free world. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." When Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, it was partly “…for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.” Reference: Cohen A142.1.a, Woods/ICS A66(a.1), Langworth p.204. Ref #: 007382 CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTOR We are Churchill Book Collector, a professional bookseller specializing in books and other published works by and about the great twentieth century statesman and acclaimed writer, Sir Winston Churchill. We offer both a singular inventory and approachable expertise. The integrity of our inventory is backed by our membership in the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Churchill's official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, rightly called Churchill's long life "remarkable and versatile". Statesman, soldier, war correspondent, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, painter - Churchill was many things, but perhaps above all a master wordsmith. We’re here to help Churchill’s words find your shelves. Our extensive inventory features some of the rarest material offered – including fine first editions and inscribed copies – as well as reading copies and works about Churchill’s life and time. While we specialize in Churchill, our inventory also includes noteworthy first and collectible editions by other authors, ranging from Xenophon to T. E. Lawrence, spanning exploration and empire to twentieth century fiction. We are able to help with anything from finding individual books to assembling full collections, working closely with individual collectors to identify and accommodate their preferences and budget. We are also able to commission preservation cases and fine bindings. Please contact us if you have books to sell. We buy, and in some cases consign, fine and collectible individual items, as well as whole collections.

Price: 180 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2024-11-28T03:00:13.000Z

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