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

-Contemporary Scribner Hardcover Reprint Edition-

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 WORLD CRISIS

-First American Edition Set in Dust Jackets with Original Slipcase-

By: Winston S. Churchill

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This is an exceptional First American edition set of First Printings in the exceedingly rare dust jackets, all unprice-clipped. VOLUME I (Book 1) dust jacket is from a slightly later edition, with an advertisement on the rear face for THE AFTERMATH (which came out in 1929). The jacket is in exceptional condition, vivid and bright, […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

-Odhams Press Deluxe Two-Volume Reprint Edition in Dust Jackets-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1939 | $1,000.00

This is a virtually mint set in the exceedingly rare dust jackets of the handsome two-volume wartime reprint edition published by Odhams Press in January 1939. Not an abridgment, the books contain the complete text of THE WORLD CRISIS, Volumes I through III, with alterations and a new Foreword by the author. THE AFTERMATH [Volume […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

Wartime Odhams Press Reprint Edition in Original Shipping Boxes-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1939 | $500.00

This is an as-new Standard binding set of the handsome two-volume reprint edition that Odhams Press issued, without dust jackets, in January 1939. Not an abridgment, the edition contains the complete text of the WORLD CRISIS, Volumes I through III, plus emendations and a new Foreword by the author. THE AFTERMATH [Volume IV] and THE […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

-Mixed Early English Edition Set in Dust Jackets-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931 | Register to View Price

This is a virtually mint Mixed Early English edition set, in the very rare original dust jackets, which are in extraordinarily fine condition. VOLUME I (Book 1) is the Eighth Printing of the First English edition, according to Cohen (published February 1930 and denoted by the publisher as the ‘5th Impression of the Third English […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

-First English Edition Set in Dust Jackets-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931 | Register to View Price

This is a very good First English edition set of First Printings, in the very rare original dust jackets, which are somewhat worn but all correct. VOLUME I (Book 1) dust jacket has darkened considerably, with edge-chipping, particularly at the spine head, fractional corner losses, and some streaking across the spine. The book is the […]

THE WORLD CRISIS

-First English Edition Set without Dust Jackets-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931 | $2,250.00

This is a very good First English edition set of First Printings, without dust jackets. The books are in very good condition, with the following caveats. VOLUME I (Book 1), which is the Second State of the First Printing, per Cohen, with the Errata slip tipped-in opposite Page 1, is somewhat scuffed and shelfworn. The […]

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

-First American Abridged Edition-

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: The Story of World War I

-Abridged One-Volume Edition-

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: The Story of World War I

-Abridged One-Volume Edition-

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 1911-1918

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

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 1911-1918

-First Canadian Abridged Edition-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1931 | $155.00

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 […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

-First Canadian Edition Set-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931

This is the rather rare First Canadian edition set, without dust jackets. The edition was bound from First American edition sheets and resembles the First American edition in all respects. Each volume was only printed once. The books are in very good condition. The cloth remains vivid, the gilt titles bright, the spines largely unfaded, […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

-First American Abridged Edition-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1931

A very good copy of the First American Abridged edition of Churchill’s history of the First World War, without dust jacket. Like the original six-volume set, the abridged one-volume edition was published first in the U.S. (February 1931). The cloth here is bright and clean, with a closed tear at the spine head. The contents […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

-Signed First English Edition Set-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931

This handsome First English edition set, without dust jackets, is signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper of (Book 5) THE AFTERMATH: “Richard Hopkins from Winston S. Churchill 6.3.29.” The association is fascinating, and runs deep. Churchill and Hopkins first met and worked together in 1913, when Hopkins was a young Treasury civil servant […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

-Signed First English Edition Set in the Rare Original Dust Jackets-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-31

This is a very good First English edition set, signed in ink: “Winston S. Churchill” on the second front free endpaper of VOLUME II. All six books are in their extraordinarily rare, correct and unclipped First Edition dust jackets. The jackets of VOLUMES I & II (Books 1 and 2) are marvelously fresh and bright, […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

-Twice-Signed First English Edition Set in Fine Leather Binding-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-31

This is a stunning leatherbound First English edition set, twice-signed in ink: “Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill for Arthur Meighen Nov. 1929” on the front free endpapers, respectively, of Volumes III and IV. ARTHUR MEIGHEN (1874-1960) served as Canadian Prime Minister in 1921 and again in 1926. He was leader of the Canadian Conservative Party […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS

[PRESENTATION Leatherbound First English Edition Set SIGNED in Every Volume for Colonel Franke Clarke]

By: Winston S. Churchill

1923-1931

This handsome leatherbound First English edition set is signed and inscribed in ink on the front free endpaper of Volume I: “To Frank Clarke from Winston S. Churchill 1947.” The remaining five volumes are each signed in ink on their respective front free endpapers: “From Winston S. Churchill.” COLONEL FRANK CLARKE famously hosted Winston and […]

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THE WORLD CRISIS 1911-1918

-First English Abridged One-Volume Edition-

By: Winston S. Churchill

1931

An utterly remarkable copy of the First English Abridged edition, in the altogether remarkable dust jacket that is very rarely seen. Both book and dust jacket are virtually mint, though the dust jacket verso has been modestly tape-reinforced. Still, just look at it!