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GREAT CONTEMPORARIES
-First English Edition-
This is a very good copy of the First English edition without dust jacket. The book is extremely fresh, crisp and bright. The binding is square and tight, the corners…
GREAT CONTEMPORARIES
-First English “Times Book Club” Edition-
This is a very good copy of the rarely-seen [London] “Times Book Club” edition, which was bound from First edition sheets but in a plainer binding of smooth dark blue…
GREAT CONTEMPORARIES
-First American Edition in Dust Jacket-
This is a very good copy of the First American edition in a price-clipped dust jacket that is shelfworn, with multiple short tears and creases along the spine and fractional…
GREAT CONTEMPORARIES
-Later Impression of the First English Edition-
This is a very good copy of the Fifth Impression of the First English edition, without dust jacket. The cloth is very faintly spotted, the spine is mildly faded, the…
GREAT CONTEMPORARIES
-First English Edition in Dust Jacket-
This is a very good copy of the First English edition in the rare and extremely handsome dust jacket, which is a bit age-darkened, with light creases along the lower…
Framed ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING of Winston Churchill and his Political Contemporaries of the 1920s including Three Prime Ministers
-"THE BYSTANDER 1000TH NUMBER"
This original pencil drawing by Edward Tennyson Reed was created for The Bystander magazine’s “1000th Number,” in the 1920s. It features Reed’s caricatures of (clockwise l to r): Lord Cave,…
THE GREAT WAR
-First English Illustrated ("Home Library") Edition-
THE GREAT WAR was the first illustrated edition of THE WORLD CRISIS. The text, judiciously abridged, was serialized in 26 profusely illustrated magazine-like parts that appeared “fortnightly” at newsstands throughout…
STRAND MAGAZINE: “Alfonso the Unlucky”
-Original Magazine-
…simultaneously published in Collier’s magazine in the U.S. under the title, “Unlucky Alfonoso,” and was subsequently included in GREAT CONTEMPORARIES under the title “Alfonso XII.” This is a very good…
PETER THE GREAT
“Ruled 1689-1725: Russo-Turkish 1695-1700, took Azov; Great Northern 1700-21, took Baltic provinces & islands.”…
BBC “HOMAGE TO A GREAT MAN: SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL”
-Original 8-millimeter Film from the Day of Churchill’s Funeral-
The BBC began its coverage the morning of Winston Churchill’s State Funeral with a tribute that aired on BBC1 at 8:30 A.M. Entitled “Homage to a Great Man: Sir Winston…
THE GREAT ENTERPRISE
The History of the Spanish Armada as revealed in contemporary documents selected and edited by Stephen Usherwoood
This is a very good copy of the First Folio Society edition, as issued, without a dust jacket or slipcase. A previous owner’s label is affixed to the front paste-down….
GREAT DOMINION
Winston Churchill in Canada 1900-1954
Fascinating account of Churchill’s nine visits to Canada; the first in 1900, the last in 1954. By Neville Chamberlain’s authorized biographer. New, in dust jacket.