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 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 <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

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>

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