Biography/Autobiography

London: Bloomsbury Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. We have marked the jacket condition down slightly from Fine as there is a slight flaw in the back, which must have been there from original production. It scarcely affects the quality but needs to be mentioned. ...; This copy is from the 4th Impression, dated 1987, London; (the original 1978 edition was published in Edinburgh by John Bartholomew). 60 colour plates, 181 monochrome illustrations, map. ; 4to 10"-11" tall; x + 244 pages . more information

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Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1962. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Personal library sticker inside fron board; dustjacket rubbed and snicked around the edges but intact. ; The story of F. A. Lindemann (Lord Cherwell) who yielded greater power than any other scientist in history as personal advisor to Winston Churchill; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 400 pages . more information

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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. A nice copy of the book, although the dustjacket is suffering a bit from age and use but no severe tears and no pieces missing; not price-clipp ed. Previous owner's name neatly inside front. ; Violet Bonham Carter's memories of Churchill, whom she first met when he was 33 years old and in his first political office, and she was the 19 year old daughter of H. H. Asquith, then Chancellor of the Exchequer and soon to be Prime Minister. Dedication: "To Winston Churchill who in his lifetime took his place among the immortals and whom I was blessed to call my friend. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages . more information

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New York: Harper & Row. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. A respectable copy of the book, but dustjacket has a 1.5" tear on the front (reparable). ; A concise and fluently written one-volume biography of Churchill by a biographer with impeccable scholarly credentials. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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London: Hutchinson. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. No dustjacket; some rubbing of the board edges; not a display copy for the serious collector but a good clean solid reading copy; Lewis Broad's biography of Churchill was updated and republished several times during his subject's lifetime. This edition brings the story up to 1951.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 611 pages . more information

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London: Hutchinson. Very Good. 1945. Hardcover. No dustjacket. Edges of boards rubbed. Otherwise a very good, clean solid copy. ; Lewis Broad's biography was reissued several times as it subject's life progressed. This is the 1945 edition, bring the story up to the end of WW2. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 582 pages . more information

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London: Hodder & Soughton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. Dustjacket VG+ apart from a slight 1 cm tear on bottom righthand corner fold; Life of Sir Winston Churchill told for young people ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages . more information

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London: BCA. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. A very nice clean copy; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Gift inscription inside; darkening and foxing on page edges; otherwise VG. Dustjacket priceclipped and very slightly worn at edges; Produced in association with Thames Television at the time of the 1974 series, "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages . more information

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London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hard Cover. Book has slight foxing and browning on the top page edges; otherwise VG. No inscriptions. Dustjacket VG, not price-clipped. ; Produced in association with Thames Television for their 1974 series on the life of Jennie. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages . more information

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Hodder & Soughton. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Page edges somewhat dusty looking but otherwise a nice copy of the book, but in an intact but badly rubbed and creased dustjacket. Original owner's name, with 'Dec 1953' date, inscribed neatly inside. ; Captain Peter Churchill says: "I believe my experiences to be fairly typical of the average Britidsh Officer on Special Operations in France. .....The men on Special Ops. DId the best they could, knowing that folly, betrayal or an unguarded moment spelt disaster. " Here he tells of three missions into enemy territory - covering the adventures and dangers shared with Odetted until their capture together in April 1943.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 319 pages . more information

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London: Hodder & Soughton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket well-preserved except for some rubbing and a couple of short tears at the top. A nice copy. ; The final book in the series telling Captain Peter Churchill's war-time exploits in Special Operations. This volume tells the story of his imprisonment by the Nazis, and of the imprisonment, torture and amazing survival of the outstanding female British agent, Odette, who later became his wife. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages . more information

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London: Heinemann. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. HEAVY BOOK - additional postage charges will apply.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Heinemann. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG book in a dustjacket with several chips out of it. ; HEAVY BOOK - additional postage charges will apply. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Heinemann. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Andre Deutsch. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight rubbing of the cover edges; jacket is price-clipped; otherwise a very nice well-preserved copy. ; Set against the sombre backcloth of her father's funeral procession, this is "Not the whole of Sir Winston's life, nor the whole of her own; rather she is invoking the essence of what it was to be his daughter. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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London: Heinemann. Very Good-. 1964. Hardcover. No dustjacket; board edges somewhat rubbed top and bottom and some fading of the spine, but a clean, solid copy. . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages . more information

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London: Harrop. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. Hard Cover. Two volume set; no dustjackets. Winston Churchill's biography of his famous 18th century ancestor, originally published in four volumes between 1933 and 1938. This two book edition was published in 1947; this is the 1949 reprint. HEAVY (>2 kg) - therefore further shipping cost will be added above the standard quoted amount. Book 2 is definitely in VG condition. Book 1 has some slight scuffing and small marks on the cover, including a small white mark on the spine, and is also slightly more faded than the Book 2 copy, but internally is an excellent clean copy. Having, however, been frank about the slight demrits of the Book 1 copy I can also say that on our shelf here they look good as a pair. Emailed photographs available to serious prospective purchaser on request. . more information

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Heinemann. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. The book Itself is in very good condition but the dustjacket is somewhat marked and scuffed around the edges, with some small tears, and at the borrom of the front cover is stuck to the board. ; Winston Churchill's first book recording his journeyings in a single-engined plane around East and Central Africa in the 1960s, covering many of the areas familiar to his famous grandfather. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages . more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name neatly on front flyleaf; Autobiographical memoirs of the early life of Sir Winston's grandson. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. An extremely good copy. ; A life of Sir Winston Churchill's son, Randolph, by Randolph's own son, Winston. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 514 pages . more information

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London: Leo Cooper. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. Leo Cooper edition of Churchill's 1908 account of his journey through Africa combining official duties with tourism and astute observation of the continent. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages . more information

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London: Leo Cooper. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. Leo Cooper edition of 1932 collection of various magazine and newspaper articles by Churchill ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 235 pages . more information

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London: Leo Cooper. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. Dustjacket would be graded VG+ except for some slight creasing of its top edges. A very nice copy of a much admired edition. ; Leo Cooper edition of Churchill's 1932 collection of biographical miniatures . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages . more information

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London: New English Library. Very Good. 1972. Paperback. Some slight scuffing to the back of the cover, but overall a very well preserved copy of a quite scarce paperback edition. No creasing of the spine. ; Originally published 1908; this is described as: "1st NEL edition March 1972". " This amazing and revealing narrative was written, mainly in long hot afternoons when the day's march was done, by the young Winston Churchill on his travels through Africa. Based on his private diaries, these journals reveal the formative years of the man who was later to become the greatest figure of the twentieth century. " ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 pages . more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Would be "As New" but for a slight nick (<1 cm) to the top of the dustjacket spine. ; Memoirs of the outstanding former Political Editor of the BBC from 1981-92; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 454 pages . more information

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Bath: Cedric Chivers, Ltd.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1908. 1973 - The Library Association. Hard Cover. 372 pages. 1973 edition published by Cedric Chivers for the Library Association. An extremely nice copy which we have graded Fine. There is, however, a very slight bump on the corner of the front board which scarcely affects the appearance but which we feel should be mentioned (emailed photo on request from prospective buyer). Dustjacket is in a protective transparent wrapper. No markings or inscriptions. Reminiscences of Sir Winston Churchill's mother . more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton. New. 2005. Paperback. 6; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 181 pages . more information

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W. H. Allen. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Book in very good condition; jacket rubbed at top and bottom edges, especially at the top, and with a few small tears at the top. ; "Presents the story of a unique marriage, and of a woman married to the world's most unique man - a woman who could have basked in her own limelight, but who chose to walk in his shadow. " Introduction by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 417 pages . more information

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London: MacMillan. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. A well-preserved copy. ; Produced in association with the ITV series of the same name. A record of the "ten remarkable years up to the Second World War during which Churchill remained alone and abused in the political wilderness. ... Though out on his own, ... Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. And once Hitler came to power he stepped up his attacks on Britain's failure to rearm. " ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 pages . more information

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London: Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Page edges darkened. Jacket VG- ; price-clipped and edge-rubbed - but not torn. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 467 pages . more information

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London: Collins/Harvill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hard Cover. Book: VG with no markings or inscriptions. Dustjacket: VG-, somewhat yellowed, and edge-rubbed. ; Translated from Russian by Paul Stevenson and Manya Harari. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 331 pages . more information

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London: Constable. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket unclipped; Two and a half centuries of Churchills and their palace. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 256 pages . more information

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Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. As New. 1998. Paperback. The wartime diaries of a man in Ipswich during World War II . more information

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London: Hodder & Soughton. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Some yellowing of page edges; otherwise almost as new. ; First volume in Holmes's life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 409 pages . more information

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Australia: Allen & Unwin. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very slight edge rubbing of the top and base of the spine. There are also a few neat marginal marks on four or five pages, drawing attention to particular paragraphs, and inside the front, along with the previous owner's name, there is a note of "key pages". ; Biography of Australia's great historian. A well-preserved copy of a book which is rarely seen outside Australia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii + 260 pages . more information

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USA: Texas Press, Austin. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Joanna Southcott and English Millenarianism in an Era of Revolution. 304 pages. No markings or inscriptions. . more information

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London: Dent. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket slightly torn (and repaired) at base of spine. Otherwise a well-preserved copy. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages . more information

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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Biography of Sir Winston Churchill's Father. 384 pages. Book well preserved, with no inscriptions. Dustjacket intact but with edge wear.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Hutchinson. Good with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Corners of board bumped. A good reading copy; binding solid. ; Life of the colourful American grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 308 pages . more information

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New York: Beaufort Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 216 pages . more information

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New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. Hard Cover. Clare Sheridan - Her Tempestuous Life with Jennie Churchill, Mussolini, Lenin, Charlie Chaplin, Trotsky, Winston Churchill, and Others. 318 pages. Book very well preserved, with no inscriptions; dustjacket a little rubbed and a few very small (<1 cm) tears around the edges.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Hutchinson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Biography of Sir Winston's brilliant and unpredictably eccentric son, written by his cousin. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 214 pages . more information

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London: Dent. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 433 pages . more information

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London: Arthur L. Humphreys. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1906. Hardcover. Bright gilt lettering on green cloth boards. Pages yellowing, and a little foxing. Slight rubbing of edges and faint (water? ) marks on front board. Gilt on upper page edges; otherwise pages uncut. Binding solid . No inscriptions. ; Biography of Sir Winston Churchill's father. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 187 pages . more information

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London: MacMillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1891. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Page edges browned, but no foxing. A very nice copy. ; First printing November 1891; this copy is from the 2nd printing in December of the same year. Biography of Pitt the Younger. ; Twelve English Statesmen; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 297 pages . more information

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London: MacMillan. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Has a birthday inscription on front flyleaf, dating from year of publication. ; Macmillan's personal protraits of major politicians of the generation before his own, along with cameos of lesser figures and comment on the shifting patterns of power. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 240 pages . more information

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London: Evans Brothers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Foreword by The Rt. Hon. L.S. Amery, C.H.. Story of Winston Churchill's early life told for young people. Book solid; no inscriptions; some age-yellowing and foxing. Dustjacket rubbed and stained around the edges but generally intact; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Cassell & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Two volume set. Volume 1 very well preserved with just a little edge rubbing of the dustjacket.. Volume 2 not quite up to the same standard, with more edge rubbing and a few small tears to the dustjacket (but all there) and knocking of the top corners of the boards. All in all, though, a nice set; spines attactive on shelf. Vol I (Pub 1969) : 1854-1895; Vol II (Pub 1972) : 1895-1921. The glamorous and influential mother of Sir Winston Churchill. Emailed photographs available on request from prospective buyer. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . more information

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London: Pan. Good. 1973. Paperback. A well-read copy, with creases on the spine; a good reading copy. ; Role of Churchill in World War II - War Leader Book No 9 in The Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . more information

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