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Leather Bound. Fine. Cover and spine without noticeable flaw. Very faint scuffs to page edges. No marks or creases to page contents. Overall, a volume that is like new quality.

The Easton Press, 1991-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 2.1000 9.2000 6.4000. Book in vh condition, pages clean. Tight binding. The World Crisis The Eastern Front .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very good copy. 1923. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 578 pp., First printing of the first American edition. .

Thornton Butterworth, 1923 . Hardcover. Very Good. 1st print on both books blue boards very tight

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1927. First edition, fifth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fifth printing of the second volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. In this volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive, which devolved to slaughter at Gallipoli and nearly ended ChurchillÂ’s career. The fifth printing of the British first edition occurred in 1927 and the binding is identical to that of the first printing. The only substantive changes to the contents are the addition of Appendix IV ("Lord Fisher's Resignation") and of course the notation of the four preceding printings on the copyright page. On the copyright page, the publisher erroneously designates this as the “Second Impression” of the “Second Edition”; Cohen rightly designates this as the fifth printing of the First British Edition (Cohen A69.2(II).e, Vol. I, p.248). Of note, the dust jacket spine, front panel, and front flap are… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1927. First edition, fifth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fifth printing of the second volume of Winston Churchill's monumental history of The First World War. In this volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive, which devolved to slaughter at Gallipoli and nearly ended ChurchillÂ’s career. The fifth printing of the British first edition occurred in 1927 and the binding is identical to that of the first printing. The only substantive changes to the contents are the addition of Appendix IV ("Lord Fisher's Resignation") and of course the notation of the four preceding printings on the copyright page. On the copyright page, the publisher erroneously designates this as the “Second Impression” of the “Second Edition”; Cohen rightly designates this as the fifth printing of the First British Edition (Cohen A69.2(II).e, Vol. I, p.248). Of note, the dust jacket spine, front panel, and front flap are… Read More

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923. First edition, fourth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fourth printing of the second volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston 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, with 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). In this 1915 volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive. This fourth printing of December 1923 (erroneously designated “Second Edition” on the copyright page), was published less than two months after the first printing. Of note, the dust jacket for… Read More

The Easton Press, 1991. 6 vols. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bottom edges all show very minor shelf wear. Otherwise appear unopened / unread. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire end papers, and permanent satin ribbon markers. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. Beautiful gift set!Volumes: The World Crisis 1911-1914, 1915, 1916-1918 Part One, 1916-1918 Part Two, Aftermath, and Eastern Front

London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923. First edition, fourth printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, fourth printing of the first volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the “War to end all wars”. In this volume Churchill provides his perspective on the disastrous Dardanelles offensive. This fourth printing of December 1923, was published less than two months after the first printing. Of note to collectors, the dust jacket for this fourth printing is identical to that of the first printing, as is the blue cloth binding Though the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce… Read More

Sydney & Melbourne: Australasian Publishing Company Ltd., 1923. First Australian edition. Hardcover. This is the Australian first edition of The World Crisis, Winston ChurchillÂ’s history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the “War to end all wars”. Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. Only the first two books – 1911-1914 and 1915 – had separate Australian issues. For the balance of the six-book set Australian customers were offered British issues published by Thornton Butterworth. Hence these two books constitute the entire Australian first edition. Australian editions are scarce and their dust jackets are genuinely rare. The jackets are nearly identical to those of the British first editions, printed on the same paper stock and with the same print and layout with the exception of "Australasian Publishing Co" at the base of the jacket spine… Read More

London: Thornton Butterfield, 1923-31. First British editions of Churchill's important history of World War I. Octavo, six volumes, original blue cloth. Illustrated throughout with maps and charts. Errata slips to volumes I and IV present. Volume I is signed by the author on the half-title page, "Inscribed by Winston Churchill 1948." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom box. An exceptional set, uncommon in this condition and signed. His American biographer William Manchester wrote that: His masterpiece is The World Crisis, published over a period of several years, 1923 to 1931, a six-volume, 3,261-page account of the Great War, beginning with its origins in 1911 and ending with its repercussions in the 1920s. Magnificently written, it is enhanced by the presence of the author at the highest councils of war and in the trenches as a battalion commander. The British historian Robert Rhodes James wrote that: For all its pitfalls as history, The World Crisis must surely stand as Churchill’s… Read More