Winston Churchill

Finely bound first-edition copy of Churchill's account of his travels around British East Africa in the autumn of 1907, it was the first book to derive purely from Churchill's journalism, as distinct from his work as a war correspondent.

• Winston Churchill (English).
• London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908.
• Illustrated with 47 plates and three maps.
• Bound in fine full dark blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt signature of Churchill to front cover, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf.

The work was initially serialized in the Strand Magazine prior to publication in the present book form; Churchill's contract was highly lucrative, reflecting the celebrity status of the author, a rising star in British politics. The account is highly readable, and "bubbles with Churchill's irrepressible interest in everything new, whether it was the thrill of hunting rhino, the dangers of sleeping sickness, or the engagingly extempore justice of the District Officers."