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WAR IN THE SHADOWS
The Guerilla in History (Volumes I & II)
A detailed history of modern guerilla warfare, intended to give a historical perspective on the war in Vietnam. Both volumes are very good First American edition copies, without dust jackets….
TYPED BIRTHDAY THANK-YOU NOTE SIGNED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL
TO JOHN "JOCK" COLVILLE
A typed thank-you note on 28 Hyde Park Gate notepaper, dated “3 December, 1958,” three days days after Churchill’s 84th Birthday, to John Colville, Churchill’s Private Secretary during World War…
THE CHEQUERED PAST
Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada 1951-1991
An encyclopedic guide to Canadian car racing, which underwent critical changes in the second half of the twentieth century to become a player on the world stage.
TO A VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION! The Prime Minister’s Appeal to the Nation
-Rare World War I Recruitment Pamphlet-
A variant first printing of this rare World War I-vintage stapled paper pamphlet containing, “Speeches delivered at the Guildhall, London, on September 4th, 1914, by Mr. Asquith, Mr. Bonar Law,…
A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES
-Presentation Set Signed in All Four Volumes-
…Strike of 1926, and was a shipowner, whose vessels served in Allied operations throughout World War II as hospital, supply and troop ships. The Churchills notably stayed at his lakeside…
THUNDER RUN
The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
…from the Second Brigade is a riveting firsthand account of how a single armored brigade was able to capture an Arab capital defended by one of the world’s largest armies….
THE MEMOIRS OF LORD CHANDOS
The memoirs of Churchill’s Minister of State in charge of coordinating military and political affairs in the Middle East during World War II. This is a Second Impression copy of…
MY EARLY LIFE: A Roving Commission
-First English Edition in Dust Jacket-
…with only nominal fading to the fade-prone spine. The binding is the Second State of the First Printing (per Cohen), with the variant five-line title block on the cover and…
THE GRIFFIN
The Greatest Untold Espionage Story of World War II.
…changed our world with the discovery of nuclear fission, and, apparently, a pillar of Nazi society. Rosebaud was also Winston Churchill’s most invaluable spy in Germany throughout World War II….
THE RIVER WAR: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan
-First Edition Set in Fine Leather Binding-
This First English edition set has been rebound spectacularly in full crimson levant by Bayntun Riviere of Bath, with Churchill’s signature in gilt on each face, the spines gilt-tooled and…
THE WAR SPEECHES OF RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: “DEFINITIVE EDITION”
-First American Edition-
This is a very good example, in unclipped dust jackets, of the far rarer American issue of the “Definitive Edition.” Only 500 copies were produced, using sheets from the British…