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Cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First American. Good, internally clean, solid hard cover First American Printing. No dust jacket. Spine rather faded; some foxing and discoloration to the edges. #.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION hardcover book & DJ in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Book has very slight wear at edges,corners with very slight foxing to REP and back panel of DJ. Pages not affected.Shelf 1011.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 506 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dustjacket. Black spine with light brown text. Dustjacket has chipping and tearing along edges, moderate edgewear, mild shelfwear, and toning to rear cover. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear. Textblock has light age toning, foxing to some pages, and marking in pencil on front endpaper. 1368843. Special Collections.

[Post-War Speeches] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xii; 506. Publisher's bright green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the black, yellow and green dust-jacket, priced at 18s. No inscriptions, some evidence of damp (but not waterstained, teidemarked or soiled) pages are 'wavy' when opened, white staining to upper board's cloth, rolling to crown and base of spine, some toning to edges of text block, jacket with a few chips and tears, 5cm tear to back cover. Very good. Leader of the Opposition speeches 1947-48, including the all-important "Europe Unite" speech at the Hague in May 1948.

[Post-War Speeches] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15), pp.viii; [4], 9-256. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at 16s. Contents and edges clean, no inscriptions, a little oxidation to gilt on spine. Jacket with light wear and tear to extremites, spotting to jacket. A very good copy indeed. The first volume of Churchill's post-war speeches, covering the period from October 1945 to December 1946. Including the famous 'The Sinews of Peace' speech given at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, on 5th March 1946, where Churchill coined the term 'Iron Curtain' and thereby defined the ensuing Cold War period.

Hardcover. Octavo, 456 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good text. Black spine with orange text. Dustjacket has chipping and tearing to edges, tape on head edge of spine and front cover, moderate edgewear and shelfwear. Boards have bumping to corners. Textblock has light age toning, marking in pencil on front endpaper. 1368842. Special Collections.

[Speeches] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, all first impressions ('Into Battle' is a first state). Complete in seven volumes, with the final two volumes bound together as one. Octavo (22 x 14 x 19cm). Includes several half-tone plates. Handsomely bound in navy half calf, with twin red morocco title labels and gilt lion motifs to spines, raised bands, matching cloth over boards, and top edges gilt. Wartime paper is clean with just a little of the usual spotting, brown marks to margin of pp.170-171 of volume one, exteriors unmarked. A near fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. 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 Nov '40 through Pearl Harbour and the 'some chicken, some neck' speech in Ottawa, Dec.'41. '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 '44. 'Liberation' continues the 'hopeful' nature of the 1944 speeches, whilst 'Victory' provides us with the final, triumphant war speeches. Six 'secret' speeches concludes the series. Cohen, A142.

[Speeches] FIRST EDITIONS, all first impressions ('Into Battle' is a first state). Seven volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 19cm). Includes several half-tone plates. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spines. All in original colour dust-jackets, vols 3 and 4 being price-clipped. First title with Book Society Choice bookplate, discreet ink date 7/10 to second title, wartime paper has expected spotting, also to edges, heavier to fourth title. Jackets with uniform wear, some small chips and tears. A very good set. 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 Nov.'40 through Pearl Harbour and the 'some chicken, some neck' speech in Ottawa, Dec.'41. '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 '44. 'Liberation' continues the 'hopeful' nature of the 1944 speeches, whilst 'Victory' provides us with the final, triumphant war speeches. Six 'secret' speeches concludes the series.

[Speeches] FIRST EDITIONS, all first impressions ('Into Battle' is a first state). Seven volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 19cm). Includes several half-tone plates. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spines. All in original colour dust-jackets, none of which are price-clipped. Wartime paper has some expected spotting, two titles ('Onwards to Victory' and 'Victory') with the same owner bookplate, the earlier book with a neat gift note dated 1944, jackets with uniform wear, some small chips and tears. Very good indeed. 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 Nov.'40 through Pearl Harbour and the 'some chicken, some neck' speech in Ottawa, Dec.'41. '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 '44. 'Liberation' continues the 'hopeful' nature of the 1944 speeches, whilst 'Victory' provides us with the final, triumphant war speeches. Six 'secret' speeches concludes the series. Cohen, A142.

[Politics] FIRST EDITIONS. Five volumes, octavo (23 x 15 x 18cm). Publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spine, typographic dust-jackets. Some light spotting/toning, jackets clean and fresh, all prices present. A very bright set. 'Tide' is the second state of the jacket. Smartly housed in a bespoke fleece-lined black cloth slip-case with ribbon pull. Containing many of Churchill's most famous speeches, including 'The Sinews of Peace', given at Westminster College, Fulton Missouri on 5th March 1946. In this speech Churchill coined the term 'Iron Curtain', and thereby defined the ensuing Cold War period. Volume two contains the Leader of the Opposition's speeches from 1947-48, including the all-important "Europe Unite" speech at the Hague; 'In the Balance' features the sizzling Opposition leader speaking on Korea, NATO and Socialism on the eve of returning to power; 'Stemming the Tide' follows a resurgent Churchill leading the Conservatives to victory; and 'The Unwritten Alliance' collects his speeches from 1953 through 1959, and is Churchill's last book published in his lifetime.

[Politics] FIRST EDITIONS. Five volumes, octavo (23 x 15 x 18cm). Publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spine, typographic dust-jackets. One discreet inscription, two jackets price-clipped. Some light spotting/toning, jackets clean and fresh, with shallow loss to crown of 'Sinews', otherwise particularly fresh examples. 'Tide' is the second state of the jacket. Smartly housed in a bespoke fleece-lined black cloth slip-case with ribbon pull. Containing many of Churchill's most famous speeches, including 'The Sinews of Peace', given at Westminster College, Fulton Missouri on 5th March 1946. In this speech Churchill coined the term 'Iron Curtain', and thereby defined the ensuing Cold War period. Volume two contains the Leader of the Opposition's speeches from 1947-48, including the all-important "Europe Unite" speech at the Hague; 'In the Balance' features the sizzling Opposition leader speaking on Korea, NATO and Socialism on the eve of returning to power; 'Stemming the Tide' follows a resurgent Churchill leading the Conservatives to victory; and 'The Unwritten Alliance' collects his speeches from 1953 through 1959, and is Churchill's last book published in his lifetime.