Winston S. Churchill - The War Speeches, US "Definitive" edition, in slipcase

Description: The War Speeches of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953 1st US editions, in dust jackets and publisher's slipcase Condition: FineJacket Condition: Very Good This is the second volume of the U.S. first "Definitive" edition, only printing of Churchill's war speeches. During his long public life, Winston Churchill played many roles worthy of historical note - member of Parliament for more than half a century, distinguished soldier and war correspondent, author of scores of books, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, Nobel Prize winner. But more than anything else, it was Winston Churchill's leadership during the Second World War that made him a preeminent historical figure. Of Churchill, Edward R. Murrow said: "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle."Between 1941 and 1946, Churchill's war speeches were published in seven individual volumes in both British and U.S. editions. In 1952, during Churchill's second premiership, the British publisher - Cassell - reissued the War Speeches as a new, "Definitive" three-volume British edition. This U.S. edition was issued in 1953. This three-volume edition of Churchill's War Speeches is considered superior to the original seven wartime volumes. New speeches are added, as is a very helpful index. Some of the original speeches considered peripheral are eliminated while others are retitled and chronological dates are replaced with brief transitional or introductory notes.There were 4,700 copies of the British first edition, first printing, but this incredibly small U.S. edition was limited to a mere 500 copies produced from British edition sheets. (Internally, only the title and copyright pages differ from the British edition.) The U.S. Edition was bound quite differently from its English counterpart and more elaborately, with a black cloth spine decorated and printed in gilt, over red cloth boards, yellow-stained top edge, and head and foot bands. The light blue and black dust jackets are illustrated with a reproduction from Churchill's hand-corrected typescript of the first Secret Session speech.This copy of Volume II of the U.S. first edition is near-fine in a very good dust jacket. The binding is square, clean, and tight with bright gilt, sharp corners, and virtually no wear. The contents remain crisp and bright and the book feels unread. We find no previous ownership marks and the dark yellow topstain is unfaded. The sole flaw that prevents us grading this volume as fine is a trivial few spots confined to the otherwise clean page edges and the rear pastedown. The dust jacket remains clean and unfaded. The front flap is neatly price-clipped and has a single vertical crease and there are two .25 inch chips at the upper hinges. We note minor wrinkling and wear to the upper front panel and corners and a .5 inch closed tear to the lower rear panel. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, archival quality clear cover. Normal 0 false false false EN-CA JA X-NONE Bibliographic reference: Cohen A263.2, Woods A136(b), Langworth p.305. Ref #: 007670 CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTOR We are Churchill Book Collector, a professional bookseller specializing in books and other published works by and about the great twentieth century statesman and acclaimed writer, Sir Winston Churchill. We offer both a singular inventory and approachable expertise. The integrity of our inventory is backed by our membership in the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Churchill's official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, rightly called Churchill's long life "remarkable and versatile". Statesman, soldier, war correspondent, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, painter - Churchill was many things, but perhaps above all a master wordsmith. We’re here to help Churchill’s words find your shelves. Our extensive inventory features some of the rarest material offered – including fine first editions and inscribed copies – as well as reading copies and works about Churchill’s life and time. While we specialize in Churchill, our inventory also includes noteworthy first and collectible editions by other authors, ranging from Xenophon to T. E. Lawrence, spanning exploration and empire to twentieth century fiction. We are able to help with anything from finding individual books to assembling full collections, working closely with individual collectors to identify and accommodate their preferences and budget. We are also able to commission preservation cases and fine bindings. Please contact us if you have books to sell. We buy, and in some cases consign, fine and collectible individual items, as well as whole collections.

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