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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hopkinton, New Hampshire: Dragonwyck Publishing, 1990. First U.S. edition, only printing. Hardcover. This is a pristine, as-new, jacketed copy of the first U.S. edition, only printing. First published in 1931, India is a collection of 10 speeches by Churchill as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partys leadership. Though his cause was lost, these speeches are considered to contain some of the finest examples of Churchill's rhetorical brilliance. The 1931 British first edition is most commonly found in orange paper wraps. A much rarer variant was issued in a hardcover binding. This U.S. first edition of 1990 is a beautiful and exacting reproduction of the hardcover variant of the British first edition. Of note, the binding size, color, and print are exceptionally close to the original clothbound 1931 first edition. The contents add a substantive new foreword by Manfred Weidhorn. The original text is bracketed within by reproductions of the original orange wraps.… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth, 1931. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first printing of the first edition. Original orange wraps, lettered in black. Small chips to corners; toning and some staining from old tape reinforcements; old glue repair reattaching upper edge of front cover. Some foxing to edges and outer leaves. Old owner's blindstamp to bottom of title-page. Otherwise still a tight and sound, not unattractive, copy. 144pp..

NH: Dragonwyck Publishing, Inc., 1990. First American Deluxe Limited Edition (Cohen A92.2a) (Woods A38a). Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (144 pages, plus photo frontis and introductory material). Issued by the the International Churchill Society’s publishing arm in 1990, this contemporary replica edition is now out of print. This is a mint copy of the Deluxe Limited edition, number 68 of 100 copies that were especially bound in leather, all edges gilt, without a dust jacket

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1931. First English Softcover Edition/Second Printing (Cohen A92.1.e) (Woods A38). Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (144 pages). This is a very good copy of the Second Printing of the First English edition, published in the same month as the First Printing but in green wrappers rather than orange. The wrappers have darkened somewhat with age and there is a small, faint price sticker shadow on the front face. The contents are fine and unfoxed. The book is preserved in a handsome burgundy cloth slipcase.

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, second and final printing, in the quite scarce hardcover binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. The first edition is most commonly found in orange paper wraps. A much scarcer version of the first edition was issued in a cased (hardcover) binding, featuring a bright orange coarse cloth. A second printing of the first edition was issued in the same month as the first printing. According to Churchill bibliographer Ronald Cohen: "Few cased copies of the second printing are known." Here is one of those very few - a hardcover first edition, second printing. This copy is complete and unrestored, though aesthetically compromised – and priced accordingly. This copy is ex-library evidenced by the printed plate of Northern IrelandÂ’s “Tyrone County Library” affixed to the front… Read More

London, Thornton Butterworth, 1931 1st edition, 2nd impression. Paperback, Demy 8vo. (7.5 x 5 ins.) Green paper covers, lettered in black. In very good condition. Spine and cover edges darkened. Small rubbed spot to front. One dark foxing spot to edge of title page. No inscriptions. Some occasional minor foxing to pages. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 141pp. Cat.3pp. "India" is, like many of Churchill's speeches, a scarce item. It was simultaneously published in hard-back and in the limp cover edition (see above), both editions equally scarce. "The political significance of this little volume is that the subject matter and Churchill's own stance on the question of India largely contributed to his many years in the wilderness during the 1930's period of personal depression in his political fortunes, yet, curiously, a period of preparation, because by distancing himself from so many others, he then became acceptable to all as wartime Prime Minister." (BMC.)

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, first printing, wraps issue. Paperback. This is the first edition, first printing, in the striking but fragile orange softcover ("wraps") binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches, part of his campaign against the India Bill over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. Though his cause was lost, these speeches are considered to contain some of the finest examples of Churchill's rhetorical brilliance. This first printing is in good plus condition, sound and complete with pardonable aesthetic compromises. The orange wraps binding remains square, the wraps firmly attached, the spine uncreased. This copy appears to be unread. Fractional loss is confined to the spine ends, corners, and one tiny hole just below the printed price on the front cover. The chief detraction is soiling and sunning, the spine and adjacent strips of the covers sunned, the front cover dulled with a stain at the lower right corner. The contents are… Read More

Hopkinton, New Hampshire: Dragonwyck Publishing, 1990. First U.S. edition, only printing, finely bound, limited, and numbered issue. Full leather. This is the quite scarce finely bound limited and numbered issue of the U.S. first edition. First published in 1931, India is a collection of 10 speeches by Churchill as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. Though his cause was lost, these speeches are considered to contain some of the finest examples of Churchill's rhetorical brilliance. Atypical for most Churchill first editions, there was no concurrent U.S. first edition. Instead, this U.S. first edition was not issued until 1990. Most copies of the British first edition were bound in orange paper wraps (reproduced within the text of this U.S. first edition). A small number of British first editions were issued in a hardcover binding. Nearly all copies of the U.S. first edition of 1990 were bound in an exacting reproduction of the cloth… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, second and final printing, in the quite scarce hardcover binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. The first edition is most commonly found in orange paper wraps. A much rarer version of the first edition was issued in a cased (hardcover) binding, featuring a bright orange coarse cloth. A second printing of the first edition was issued in the same month as the first printing. According to Churchill bibliographer Ronald Cohen: "Few cased copies of the second printing are known." Here is one of those very few - a hardcover first edition, second printing. This copy is in good condition. The striking orange cloth binding is square and tight with sharp corners and bright color. Overall soiling is quite light, the spine shows no appreciable color shift, and light shelf wear is… Read More

Hopkinton, New Hampshire: Dragonwyck Publishing, 1990. First U.S. edition, only printing, finely bound, limited, and numbered issue. Full leather. This is the scarce finely bound limited and numbered issue of the U.S. first edition, this copy not only in exceptional condition, but also signed and dated by Winston ChurchillÂ’s youngest daughter in the year of publication. First published in 1931, India is a collection of 10 speeches by Churchill as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. Though his cause was lost, these speeches are considered to contain some of the finest examples of Churchill's rhetorical brilliance. Atypical for most Churchill first editions, there was no concurrent U.S. first edition. Instead, this U.S. first edition was not issued until 1990. Most copies of the British first edition were bound in orange paper wraps (reproduced within the text of this U.S. first edition). A small number of British first editions were issued… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1931. First English Softcover Edition (First Printing) (Cohen A92.1.c) (Woods A38). Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (144 pages). A very good copy softcover copy of the First English edition in very bright condition. The spine has faded somewhat and there appears to be a sticker shadow across the price printed on the spine, but the volume is virtually mint otherwise, with just a touch of faint foxing to the fore-edges. The book is preserved in a handsome orange cloth solander with lettered black leather spine label.

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, second and final printing, in the quite scarce hardcover binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. The first edition is most commonly found in orange paper wraps. A much rarer version of the first edition was issued in a cased (hardcover) binding, featuring a bright orange coarse cloth. A second printing of the first edition was issued in the same month as the first printing. According to Churchill bibliographer Ronald Cohen: "Few cased copies of the second printing are known." Here is one of those very few - a hardcover first edition, second printing. This copy is in very good condition. The striking orange cloth binding is tight with light wear to extremities, overall soiling, and a modestly sunned spine. The contents are respectable, with no previous ownership marks and… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931. First edition, first printing, wraps issue. Paperback. This is an exceptionally clean and well-preserved first edition, first printing, in the striking but fragile orange softcover ("wraps") binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches, part of his campaign against the India Bill over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. Though his cause was lost, these speeches are considered to contain some of the finest examples of Churchill's rhetorical brilliance. This first printing is in very good plus condition. The orange wraps binding remains square, the wraps firmly attached, the spine uncreased, clearly unread. The wraps, including the spine, retain strong orange hue and are also quite clean. Trivial loss is confined to the upper and lower front joint and there is only incidental shelf wear to extremities, including a small, faint crease to the lower front corner. The contents are surprisingly bright and clean, with no previous ownership… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. London, Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1931(first edition, first impression, the primary variant with the horizontal spine lettering). Octavo, 141, [3] (constitution and aims of the Indian Empire Society) pages. Blind-stamped orange cloth lettered in black on the front cover and horizontally across the spine; cloth very lightly marked on the sides; minute hole in the cloth on the rear joint (clearly a material flaw); spine a little faded, with an unobtrusive library call number (954 Chu) in white ink near the tail faintly visible; later presentation bookplate on the front free endpaper (see below); notwithstanding, a very appealing copy, internally in fine condition. Provenance: Lesley Kilmeny Symon (1885-1969), one of the daughters of Sir Josiah Symon (1846-1934), South Australian lawyer and politician; he was a member of the Australian Senate in the First Australian Parliament, and an Attorney-General of Australia (and much else… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1931. First English Softcover Edition (First Printing) (Cohen A92.1.c) (Woods A38). Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (144 pages). As-new, a superb softcover copy of the First English edition in especially beautiful condition. We hesitate to describe any softcover volume this old as mint but, aside from a smattering of faint foxing to the fore-edges, it is very nearly that. Preserved in a handsome burgundy cloth slipcase.

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1931. TWO VOLUMES, Identical in content. First edition, first impression is in orange heavy stock paper wrappers. Spine is gently sunned, fore-edge has several faint brown spots, internally crisp and clean. First edition, second impression is in green heavy stock paper wrappers, very minor wear only, internally as nice as the first volume. Each with 144pp. A series of ten speeches on a variety of issues regarding India. See Woods A38. Housed in a fine custom clamshell box with black leather spine label. A very difficult duo to find in this condition. See photos. . First English Edition. Colored Wrappers. Minor Edge Wear/No Dust Jacket. Crown Octavo.

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1931. First English Softcover Edition (First Printing) (Cohen A92.1.c) (Woods A38). Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (144 pages). A virtually mint softcover copy of the First English edition in very bright condition. The spine head is very faintly wrinkled. There is light, scattered foxing to the prelims and fore-edges only. The contents are otherwise fine. The book is preserved in a stunning full-leather solander of orange morocco.

London and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co.,, 1898. Colonial issue of Churchill's first book, from the library of his bibliographer First edition, colonial issue, first state, of Churchill's first book. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen. Churchill was a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph on Sir Bindon Blood's punitive 1897 expedition against the Afghan tribesmen of the north-west frontier of India, during which he "took part in several skirmishes in which he came under fire and witnessed acts of barbarism by both sides" (ODNB). He consolidated his reports into book form on his return to Bangalore, and his account was published in March 1898. Copies were bound for colonial export in both cloth and in paper wrappers. However the fact the copy was rebound at an early date implies it was the latter. Cohen reported to us he knew of only three copies which retained the original wrappers. Export copies are found in two states, thit first state without an errata… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1931. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is the first edition, first printing, in the quite scarce hardcover binding. India is a collection of ten Churchill speeches as part of his campaign against the India Bill, over which he broke with his partyÂ’s leadership. The first edition is most commonly found in orange paper wraps. An unknown but certainly far smaller number of the first printing were issued in hardcover bindings with two variants - one with the spine title reading horizontally and one with the spine title reading vertically. This vertically spine-titled copy is in very good condition. The orange cloth binding is square and tight with sharp corners and minimal shelf wear. The orange hue remains robust, only slightly spine toned. The chief defect is overall soiling, absent which we would grade this copy as near-fine. The contents are quite unusually clean. Spotting is endemic to this edition. Nonetheless, we find no spotting in this copy. Nor… Read More