A Finely Bound Collection of Churchill's Speeches
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.
London: Cassell, 1941–1961.
Price: $8,500.00
About the item
First British editions. 12 vols. 8vo. Full modern navy crushed morocco with gilt, raised bands, lion emblems, teg. A few volumes with very light spotting, otherwise fine. Cohen A142.1.a, A172.1.a, A183.1.a, A194.1.a, A214.1.a, A223.1.a, A227.2.a, A241, A246, A255, A264, A273; Langworth 202-247, 283-286, 294-297, 300-302, 308-311, 337-339; Woods A66(a)-A114, A124, A128, A130, A137, A142.
Item #375288
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, "onstitute 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.
Contents include:
Into Battle, 1941
The Unrelenting Struggle, 1943
The End of the Beginning, 1943
Onwards to Victory, 1944
The Dawn of Liberation, 1945
Secret Session Speeches, 1946
Victory, 1946
The Sinews of Peace, 1948
Europe Unite, 1950
In the Balance, 1951
Stemming the Tide, 1953
The Unwritten Alliance, 1961.
