<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Subject=Fine%2520bindings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Finely bound</a> collection the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first British Edition</a> of Churchill's speeches.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 12 volumes.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>Collection of His Speeches: Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of Liberation, Secret Session Speeches, Victory, The Sinews of Peace, Europe Unite, In the Balance, Stemming the Tide, The Unwritten Alliance.</li><li>London:&nbsp;Cassell,&nbsp;1941–1961.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Full modern navy crushed morocco with gilt, raised bands, lion emblems, teg. A few volumes with very light spotting, otherwise fine.</li></ul> A finely-bound collection of Churchill's separately published World War II and Post-War speeches, including his rare last book. The war speeches, published between 1941 and 1946, "constitute a contemporary history of the war with is as lively as it is authoritative...they may be said to be the last word upon the war" (Randolph Churchill). The post-war speeches trace his calls for European Unity during the beginning of the Cold War era. Finally, this set contains the rare first and only printing of the last book printed in his lifetime, The Unwritten Alliance.

Collection of His Speeches | First British Editions

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

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>

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 War Speeches 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 7 volumes.</li><li>Winston Churchill (English).</li><li>London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney:&nbsp;Cassell and Company, Ltd.,&nbsp;1941.</li><li>Facsimile photograph frontispiece.</li><li>All edges gilt, raised bands on spine, bound in full navy blue Morocco leather, gilt borders on covers.</li></ul>

War Speeches First Editions

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

Important Watches

Cartier, New York A rare pink gold purse watch in the form of an envelope, Circa 1943 Dial: silvered dial signed Cartier, raised gilded Arabic and pointed baton hour indexes, outer chemin-de-fer minute track, gilded pointed baton hands Calibre: 6¾’’’ tonneau form movement signed Pery Watch, lever escapement, 17 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance with timing and poising screws, unadjusted, flat hairspring Movement number: numbered 2'590 and with U.S. import code MOS Case: 14k pink gold case in the form of an envelope, the front engraved with the recipient’s address, US 6c postage stamp and post marked for New York, June 20, 1943, covers sliding open on runners to reveal the dial, case back with outline engraving in the form of an envelope flap and inscribed “From Mr. And Mrs. Ortiz, New York City”, back of the inner case of ribbed design, pendant loop for chain to corner Size: 36 mm length x 19.5 mm width Accessories: Cartier presentation box and travelling pouch One of the most charming forms of purse watches sold by Cartier was the envelope watch, available during the 1940s. These whimsical designs were intended as gifts, with the fronts of the “envelopes” engraved with the recipient’s name and address, while the “franking” often commemorated a special occasion, such as a birthday, anniversary or Christmas Day. The Cartier envelope watches were made in silver or gold, with gold examples being particularly rare. This example is engraved with the name and address of James Ortiz, the recipient, and is franked with a New York postmark dated June 20, 1943 – the date of Ortiz’s 13th birthday. On the reverse, an engraved motif mimics the flap of an envelope and bears the inscription “From Mr. and Mrs. Ortiz, New York City”, a thoughtful detail that resembles the format of a return address, referencing the gift’s senders – Ortiz’s parents. The watch case opens by sliding the two halves of the envelope apart to reveal the dial, while a simple loop attachment in the top-left corner allows it to be worn on a chain. This playful yet sophisticated design exemplifies Cartier’s ability to combine functionality with sentimentality, resulting in a timepiece that is both elegant and deeply personal. The inspiration for the novelty envelope design may have stemmed from earlier Cartier creations, including stamp boxes and cigarette cases. Notably, an example of the latter was made by Cartier London in 1932 for Randolph Churchill, the son of Sir Winston Churchill.

View 1 of Lot 2271: A rare pink gold purse watch in the form of an envelope, Circa 1943

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