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THE WORLD CRISIS

-First American Abridged Edition-

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By: Winston S. Churchill

1931 | $3,500.00

This is a very good copy of the First American Abridged edition, in the extravagantly rare dust jacket. Like the original six-volume edition, the Abridged one-volume edition was published first in the U.S. (February 1931) and is the true first edition. vividly bright, with 3 inches of uneven loss along the length of the upper […]

THE WORLD CRISIS 1911-1918

-First English "Times Book Club" Abridged One-Volume Edition-

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By: Winston S. Churchill

1931 | $475.00

This a very good copy, without dust jacket, of the rarely-seen First English “Times Book Club” Abridged One-Volume Edition, which is not mentioned in the Cohen bibliography. Aside from the usual toning to the endpapers, the book is virtually mint, with a tiny “The Times Book Club” plate affixed to the rear pastedown and an […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

-One-Volume Abridged Paperback Reprint-

By: Winston S. Churchill

2005 | $19.00

This is a new paperback reissue of Scribner’s earlier abridged edition of the first four books. It does not include “The Aftermath” or “The Unknown War” (Books V and VI). It does have a new introduction by Sir Martin Gilbert. New, in wraps.

THE WORLD CRISIS: The Story of World War I

-Abridged One-Volume Edition-

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By: Winston S. Churchill

1949 | $375.00

This is a very good copy of the Third Printing of the First American abridged edition, in the fairly rare dust jacket, unclipped and intact, with creases and light edge-chipping across the upper edges but fresh overall. The contents are fine, with a vintage bookplate on the front free endpaper.

THE WORLD CRISIS: The Story of World War I

-Abridged One-Volume Edition-

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By: Winston S. Churchill

1949 | $150.00

This is a very good copy of the Third Printing of the First American abridged edition,without dust jacket. The contents are fine.

THE WORLD CRISIS: An Abridgement of the Classic Four-Volume History of World War I

-Contemporary Scribner Hardcover Reprint Edition-

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By: Winston S. Churchill

1992 | $75.00

This is a very good copy, in dust jacket, of the contemporary hardcover reissue of Scribner’s original abridged edition, which abridges only the first four books of THE WORLD CRISIS, and does not include either “The Aftermath” or “The Unknown War” (Books V and VI). In fact this edition is now out of print as […]

THE GREAT WAR

-First English Illustrated Edition (Second Issue)-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1933-1934 | $450.00

This constituted the first illustrated edition of THE WORLD CRISIS, the text judiciously abridged but extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. Originally published in 26 individual magazine-like parts, these booklets were later bound as sets in a variety of bindings by the publisher, including this smashing three volume set in royal blue cloth, lettered […]