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Pol Roger, Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2002

Pol Roger, Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2002 Level above foil This was the 14th release of Sir Winston and winemaker Dominique Petit's third vintage. In 2022, apples and biscuits on the nose - and on the palate! The depth, crispness and layering of this are stunning. Then comes the burst of almost tropical fruit - classicism meets exoticism, plus a snap of orange on the finish. Serena Sutcliffe, MW 2 mags (2 oc) Please be advised that most U.S. states regulate the shipment of wine or spirits into their states. Sotheby’s Wine currently ships to California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Wyoming, and Hong Kong. For additional details and options, please refer to Guide for Buyers or contact Winepostsaleservices.ny@sothebys.com. ﻿Please note that for Wine and Spirits Lots, the Buyer’s Premium rate is 24% of the Hammer Price and the Overhead Premium rate is 1% of the Hammer Price. The Buyer’s Premium and Overhead Premium are subject to any applicable VAT/GST and/or sales or use tax. Please refer to the Conditions of Business for further details.

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pol roger, cuvée sir winston churchill 2002 (2 mag)

Finely bound set of first editions of The Life of Winston Churchill; the first two volumes are by Randolph S. Churchill, continued after his death in 1968 by Martin Gilbert, a researcher for Randolph Churchill who was then appointed official biographer.<ul><li>Randolph Churchill (English).</li><li>Continued by Martin Gilbert (English).&nbsp;</li><li>London: Heinemann, 1966–88.</li><li>Includes a color frontispiece to volume VIII, illustrated with numerous maps, half-tone illustrations and fold-out plates.</li><li>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 &amp; Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf.</li></ul>

The Life of Winston Churchill

American First Edition of Churchill's A History of the English Speaking Peoples in presentation bindings.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 4.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>Volume I: The Birth of Britain; Volume II: The New World; Volume III: The&nbsp;Age of Revolution; Volume IV: The Great Democracies.</li><li>New York:&nbsp;Dodd, Mead,&nbsp;1956; 1956; 1957; 1958.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Bound in publisher’s presentation binding of full blue morocco, upper covers with red morocco onlay stamped gilt lion rampant, spines lettered in gilt, each with 2 ornaments of red and gilt morocco onlays, turn-ins with double gilt fillets, top edges gilt, by the Kingsport Press.</li></ul>

A History of the English Speaking Peoples

Inscribed UK first editions, and first printings of the Life Of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=winston%20churchill&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston S. Churchill</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 8 volumes.</li><li>Randolph S. Churchill (English).</li><li>Martin Gilbert (English).</li><li>Life Of Winston S. Churchill [youth 1874-1900, Young Statesman 1901-1914, Volume III 1914-1916, Volume IV 1917-1922, Volume V 1922-1939, Finest Hour 1939-1941, Road To Victory 1941-1945, Never Despair 1945-1965.</li><li>London:&nbsp;Heinemann,&nbsp;1966-1988.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Volumes 1 and 2 signed by Randolph Churchill, Volumes 3-8 signed by Martin Gilbert.</li><li>Volume 1 is inscribed stating "Inscribed by" signed by Randolph S. Churchill on half-title page.</li><li>Volume 2 is inscribed stating "Bobby from" signed Randolph on half-title page, dated "6 Sep 67 -".</li><li>Volumes, 3, 7, and 8 are signed flat by Martin Gilbert on title pages.</li><li>Volumes 4 and 5 are signed flat by Martin Gilbert on front end-page.</li><li>Volume 6 is inscribed stating "Inscribed by the author, to R. G. McLeod with all good wishes -" signed Martin Gilbert on front end-page, dated "15th July 1983". Volume 1 contains a frontispiece black and white photo captioned "Second Lieutenant Winston S. Churchill 4th Hussars 1895" and a thin paper family tree between page 608 and rear end-page.</li><li>Volume 2 contains a frontispiece with a black and white photo captioned "Winston Spencer Churchill in 1904".</li><li>Volume 3 contains a frontispiece with a black and white photo captioned "Churchill in April 1916, when Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.</li><li>Volume 4 contains a frontispiece black and white photo captioned "Churchill at Lille, 28 October 1918".</li><li>Volume 5 contains a frontispiece black and white photo captioned "Churchill in 1938".</li><li>Volume 1 has a dark blue spine with white, light blue, and red lettering.</li><li>Volume 2 has a dark green spine with white, light blue, and red lettering.</li><li>Volume 3 has a purple spine with white, grey, ad brown lettering.</li><li>Volume 4 has a brick red spine with white, blue-grey, and gold lettering.</li><li>Volume 5 has a dark green spine with white, light grey, and brown-orange lettering.</li><li>Volumes 6, 7, and 8 have a black spine with white lettering.</li><li>Dust jackets are all wrapped in mylar coverings.</li></ul>

Life Of Winston S. Churchill

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of Marlborough by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Winston%20S.%20Churchill&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston S. Churchill</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 4 volumes.</li><li>Winston S. Churchill (English).</li><li>Illustrated portrait frontispiece, illustrations and maps throughout.</li><li>London:&nbsp;George G. Harrap &amp; Co. Ltd.,&nbsp;1933.</li><li>Bound by Bayntun, marbled endpapers, red Morocco leather covers, gilt inscribed signature of Winston Churchill on front cover, gilt crests on spine panels, raised bands, all edges gilt.</li></ul>

Marlborough: His Life and Times First Edition

Set of finely bound <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> copies of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Churchill's</a> Marlborough His Life and Times.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 4.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London: George G. Harrap, 1933–1938.</li><li>Illustrated foldout plates.</li><li>Bound by Asprey in half red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, all edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers.</li></ul>

Marlborough His Life and Times

Set of first-edition volumes of Churchill's The Second World War.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6.</li><li>Winston Churchill (British).</li><li>London: Cassell &amp; Co., 1948–54.</li><li>Bound in half green morocco over cloth boards, raised bands and gilt lettering and heraldic lion motif on spine.</li></ul>

The Second World War

Finely bound first-edition set of Churchill's biography, the first two are by Randolph S. Churchill, continued after his death in 1968 by Martin Gilbert, a researcher for Randolph Churchill who was then appointed official biographer.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 8.</li><li>Randolph S. Churchill (English).</li><li>Completed by Martin Gilbert (English).</li><li>London: Heinemann, 1966–88.</li><li>Includes a color frontispiece to volume VIII, illustrated with numerous maps, half-tone illustrations, and foldout plates.</li><li>Bound in half red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lion to center panels, top edges gilt.</li></ul>

Finely bound set of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first editions</a> of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill's</a> biography of his ancestor the 1st Duke of Marlborough.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 4.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London: George G. Harrap, 1933-1938.</li><li>Illustrated with four portrait frontispieces, numerous plates, facsimiles, maps and plans.</li><li>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 &amp; Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf.</li></ul> Churchill's ancestor the 1st Duke of Marlborough led allied forces to victory against Louis XIV. Churchill worked on this biography for almost a decade, and was given exclusive access to the Blenheim archives to research the book. On publication, this work "took its place at once among the classics of historical writing. As the story of his ancestor's leadership of a grand alliance to prevent the domination of the continent by a single power, it was also a source of inspiration to Churchill in his campaign against appeasement." (ODNB)

Finely bound <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> copy of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill'</a>s biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London: Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 1906.</li><li>Illustrated with 18 plates, including photogravure portraits and facsimiles.</li><li>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 &amp; Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf.</li></ul>

Lord Randolph Churchill

Finely bound <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> set of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Churchill's</a>The Second World War.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring, Triumph and Tragedy.</li><li>London:&nbsp;Cassell &amp; Co. Ltd,&nbsp;1948–1954.</li><li>pp. xv; 640; pp. xvii; 684; pp. x; 818; pp. xviii; 917; pp. xviii; 673; pp. xviii; 716.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Includes numerous maps and plans, some folding.</li><li>Elegantly bound in green half morocco, with gilt titles and lion-rampant tooling to spines, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards, top edges gilt.</li></ul> This is not history; this is my case, the author’s most famous work continuing on from his earlier history of the First World War, The World Crisis. The two together form, in Churchill's opinion, a comprehensive history of a second Thirty Years War.

Finely bound <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> copy of speeches by the young <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill</a> during his Liberal phase, addressing such then-pressing issues as the conciliation of South Africa, imperial preference, labor exchanges and unemployment insurance.<ul><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London: Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 1909.</li><li>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 &amp; Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf.</li></ul>

Liberalism and the Social Problem

Finely bound first-edition set of Churchill's The World Crisis.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>The World Crisis. 1911–1918, The Aftermath, The Eastern Front.</li><li>London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923–1931.</li><li>Illustrated with maps and charts.</li><li>Bound in half blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers.</li></ul>

The World Crisis

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> set of The Second World War by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Winston+Churchill&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 6 volumes.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Cassel and Co. Ltd,&nbsp;1953.</li><li>Signed by Winston Churchill. </li><li>Inscribed with blue ink to Howard Bayne by Alfred Charles Bossom, English Conservative Party Politican, his brother-in-law. </li><li>Bound by Sangorski &amp; Sutcliffe, London, full blue Morocco leather covers, gilt borders on covers, gilt emblem on front board, ornate gilt decoration on spine panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, raised bands.</li></ul>

The Second World War Signed First Edition 

An illustrated, first edition copy of Churchill's Great Contemporaries.<ul><li>Winston Churchill (English, 1874-1965).</li><li>London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1937.</li><li>Bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt.</li></ul>

Great Contemporaries

Finely leather bound <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> set of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;creators=Winston%2520Churchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill's</a> war speeches compiled by Randolph S. Churchill.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 7.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>Randolph S. Churchill (English).</li><li>Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches. </li><li>London: Cassell and Company, 1941-1946.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Includes several half-tone plates.</li><li>Bound in navy half morocco, with twin red morocco title labels and gilt lion motifs to spines, raised bands, matching cloth over boards, and top edges gilt.</li></ul> A monumental collection of orations from Britain’s wartime leader. Into Battle contains the most memorable Churchill speeches of the war, from Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat to his heroic homecoming at Harrow School. Unrelenting Struggle covers the period from November 1940 through Pearl Harbor and the some chicken, some neck speech in Ottawa, December 1941. End of the Beginning chronicles the turning point of the war, following victories at Alamein and Stalingrad, and the North Africa landings. Onwards features speeches delivered prior to the invasion of Europe on 6 June 1944. Liberation continues the hopeful nature of the 1944 speeches, while Victory provides us with the final, triumphant war speeches. Six secret speeches concludes the series.

War Speeches

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> set of the authorized biography of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Winston%20S.%20Churchill&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston S. Churchill</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 8 volumes.</li><li>Randolph S. Churchill (English).</li><li>Martin Gilbert (English).</li><li>London: Heinemann, 1966-1988.</li><li>Octavos.</li><li>Numerous photographic illustrations.</li><li>Publishers original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt with top stains intact, with the multicolored dust wrappers.</li></ul> Martin Gilbert’s biography of Winston Churchill is an authoritative, detailed, and comprehensive account of one of Britain’s most iconic leaders. Appointed Churchill’s official biographer, Gilbert took over the project after Randolph Churchill’s death, ultimately producing an eight-volume narrative and accompanying document volumes. The biography traces Churchill’s life from his aristocratic roots and early military career to his leadership during World War II and beyond. Gilbert combines deep research with a clear narrative, portraying Churchill’s complexities - his brilliance, stubbornness, and foresight. This monumental work is widely regarded as the definitive biography, offering unmatched insight into Churchill’s character, politics, and historical impact.

The Authorized Biography of Winston S. Churchill | First Edition Set

A hand-written <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Subject=Manuscripts%252C%2520Letters%252C%2520Documents%252C%2520Ephemera&amp;Book%20Subject=Manuscripts%252C%2520Letters%252C%2520Documents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">letter</a> from <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?locale=en&amp;Book%20Subject=Manuscripts%252C%2520Letters%252C%2520Documents%252C%2520Ephemera&amp;Book%20Subject=Manuscripts%252C%2520Letters%252C%2520Documents&amp;query=Winston%20Churchill&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winston Churchill</a> to Sir Algernon West.<ul><li>Sir Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London: 1902.</li><li>Letter signed in ink from Sir Winston Churchill to Sir Algernon West thanking him for the three parcels of papers he needs, for researching the biography of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill.</li><li>On headed paper.</li></ul> The letter reads: "5. Oct. 1902 My dear Sir Algernon, Many thanks for 3 packets of papers of which I will take the greatest care &amp; will diligently study. But when I come to the subject of The Abandoned Budget I must have a long morning with you. Do you know Knowles of the 19th Century: because he has hurt the feelings of a friend of mine - Ivor Guest; who took the greatest trouble to write an article on Registration reform - UK, as I know, was quite as good as usual that is printed - who has only received the curtest &amp; most formal acknowledgement; &amp; not article appears. He is much discouraged and my labours in interesting him in politics as a democratic Tory, proportionately increased. Can you assist matters? Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill" The ‘Abandoned Budget’ referred to is that of his father’s, Lord Randolph Churchill (1849 -1895), who was a precociously influential figure in the Conservative Party and chancellor of the Exchequer in 1886, at the age of 37, and seemed certain to be prime minister in due course. However, his own miscalculation in his first budget ended his political career before the year was over. In the budget he reduced the Military Services estimates, which was unacceptable to W.H. Smith, the secretary of state for war. On December 20, 1886, Churchill sent Salisbury his resignation contingent on the prime minister’s choice between the policies of the Exchequer and the War Office. Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne, KP, PC (1873 – 1939), known as Lord Ashby St Ledgers from 1910 to 1914 and as Lord Wimborne from 1914 to 1918, was a British politician and one of the last Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, serving in that position at the time of the Easter Rising. He was elected to Parliament for Plymouth in a by-election in February 1900 (a seat he had unsuccessfully contested in 1898) as a Conservative, and retained his seat in the general election of 1900. In 1904, during the controversy within the Conservative Party over adopting protectionism, he and other members of his family followed Churchill into the Liberal Party in support of free trade. Provenance: Sir Algernon Edward West GCB PC; 1832 – 1921, recipient (English civil servant, acted as Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister William Gladstone).

Hand-written Letter from Winston Churchill to Sir Algernon West

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