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NY: Scribner's, 1951-1959. Reprint.. 6 vols. 8vo. Illus from maps and photos. Blue cloth. Fading to spines and some discolouration to heads of spines on vols 3,4 &5, probably from water damage. Vol 1 has a 3" scratch to spine. Interiors clean and sound. Lacks dustwrappers. Hist. ory of WWI..

Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1991. Collector's edition. 6 vols. Tall 8vo (9¼ x 6¼ ins). Original uniform gilt decorated leather bindings, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers (Fine). Pp. various, with b&w plates, and coloured and b&w maps some folding (no inscriptions).

Norwalk, CT.: The Easton Press, 1991. Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 6 Vols., over 2,500 pages of text, maps, fold out maps, b/w photos, tables, diagrams, facsimiles, graphs, appendices, indexces. Matching dark red full leather bindings w/gold foil decoration to the covers & spine, all edges gold guilt, raised bands on the spine, silk moire end papers. The World Crisis, vol. 1: 1911-1914; vol. 2: 1915; vol. 3; 1916-1918, Part I; vol. 4: 1916-1918 Part II; vol. 5: The Aftermath; vol. 6: The Eastern Front. Fine cond.

New York: Scribner, 1959. First U.S. Re-issue, First Printing. Hard Cover. All volumes have Scribner "A". ALL BOOKS ARE VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD+, CLEAN AND TIGHT, WITH AN OCCASIONAL BUMPED CORNER, OFFSET TO ENDPAPERS, OR SLIGHTLY DIMMED SPINE. NO SERIOUS FAULTS. DUST JACKETS (EXCEPT VOL. 3) HAVE ORIGINAL PRICES. THEY ARE VERY GOOD OR BETTER WITH OCCASIONAL SLIGHT RUBBING. MAIN FAULT IS PARTIALLY SUNNED SPINES WITH THE TITLES BARELY READABLE, WHICH IS TYPICAL OF THIS EDITION. All in all, a very decent set of an uncommon edition, especially complete.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1991. Full leather. This is a fine, full, six-volume set of the striking Easton Press leather bound edition of the history of the First World War written by the man who led Britain a quarter of a century later as Prime Minister during the Second World War. Winston Churchill played a critical, controversial, and varied role in “The war to end all wars”. Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). His epic history of the conflict was originally published between 1923 and 1931. This edition is among the most aesthetically pleasing and reader-friendly editions to date. Easton Press publications are regarded for their production values. Standard features include full leather binding with raised spine bands,… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923. Complete in 6 volumes. Volume 1, second edition, 1923, volume 2, third impression, 1923, volume3, first edition, 1927, volume 4, first edition, 1927, volume 5, second impression, 1929, volume 6, first impression, 1931. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with blind stamped and gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, a few small nicks, or abrasion wear marks, tanning or spotting to outer page edges of 3 volumes. Generally volumes in good clean condition. Internally, browning to endpapers. Pages and maps/plates in good clean condition. A nice set. . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo.

Thornton Butterworth, 1923. first. hardcover. very good. First UK edition, all 6 volumes. Vol. 3 is INSCRIBED by Churchill. Vol. 1, 1911-1914. Vol. 2, 1915. Vol. 3, 1916-1918, Part 1. Vol. 4, 1916-1918, Part 2. Vol. 5, The Aftermath. Vol. 6, The Eastern Front. All volumes in very good condition, some corners rubbed and bumped, some foxing, some wear, errata slip with vol. 5 on preface page, former owner's name to front free end paper of vol. 5, inscription to front free end paper of vol. 6.

London: Thornton Butterworth, 1923. Volume One: 1911-1914. Pp. [viii]+536, 6 maps (5 folding), 2 facsimile plates, appendices, index, errata slip tipped onto p. 339; foxing to edges of leaves, light soiling to fore margins of two pages; 1923. Cohen A69.2(I).a First state; Volume Two: 1915. Pp. 558(last blank), 7 maps (5 folding), 2 page facsimile, appendices, index; name stamp on upper pastedown, margins of a few leaves lightly marked, light crease across one leaf, with small split at fore-edge; 1923. Cohen A69.2(II).a; Volume Three: 1916-1918. Parts I and II (in two volumes) Part I: Pp. 292, 10 maps and plans (4 folding), plus 10 text maps and diagrams, 2 folding tables, with errata slip, appendix; lower corners of boards slightly frayed; fore-edges of leaves lightly marked, a short closed tear fore-edge of one leaf, small piece torn from lower fore corner of one and crease across top fore-corner of three leaves; Part II: Pp. x+293-590(last blank), 7 folding maps, charts and facsimiles, 8 text maps… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923 - 1931. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a full, first edition, first printing, jacketed set of Winston Churchill’s history of the First World War. Notably, this set includes the extravagantly rare first printing 1911-1914 dust jacket. This is unequivocally the best full set in first printing dust jackets of which we are aware. Consider it a virtual certainty that no better set exists. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the “War to end all wars”. Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. The World Crisis was originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, the first four volumes spanning the war years 1911-1918 and the final two volumes covering the postwar years 1918-1928 (The Aftermath) and the Eastern theatre (The Eastern Front). This U.S. edition preceded its British counterpart, rendering it the true first… Read More

Thornton Butter worth Limited, London, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English edition. All First editions. First Published April, 1923 stated on copyright page of first volume, and then all other volumes have subsequent dates. Volume 3 is INSCRIBED by Churchill on a front free end paper to Kenneth Dewar, who was a prominent and controversial figure in the British navy as well as a top adviser to Churchill. From Wikipedia --Churchill wrote an anti-Jellicoe tract in his World Crisis, Volume III which in large measure shared Dewar's views on tactics and even some diagrams.[38] Although Dewar would later become a supporter of the Labour Party, after Churchill was passed over for a cabinet position in 1931 Dewar wrote to him on 16 November, "I am very sorry to see that you are not in the new Cabinet. I had hoped you would go to the Admiralty and do very necessary work for the Navy." Volume 4 is annotated by Dewar with some fascinating comments on Churchill's version of events in… Read More