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Place of Publication:London
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Author:Winston S. Churchill
Publisher:Thornton Butterworth Limited
Year Printed:1937
Great Contemporaries Winston S. Churchill London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1937 First edition, second printing, in dust jacket Condition: Very Good plusJacket Condition: Very Good This is the British first edition, second printing, increasingly scarce thus with a clean, bright binding protected by its dust jacket. This copy is from the personal library of Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald Cohen. Great Contemporaries is Churchill’s much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day – including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. This second printing was issued in September 1937, the same month as the first printing, and is virtually identical in appearance. The binding and contents are identical with the sole exception of notation of the second printing on the copyright page. The second printing dust jacket faces, spine, and rear flap are identical to those of the first printing. Only the lower front flap text differs. This is a very good plus copy in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, clean and tight with sharp corners and bright gilt on the front cover and spine. We note only minor wrinkling at the spine ends and the mildest of uniform toning to the spine. The contents are clean and bright with no spotting, little age-toning, and strong, uniform hue to the blue stained top edges. Provenance is doubly Canadian; Ronald Cohen wrote “From the library | of | Ronald I. Cohen” in pencil on the front free endpaper recto, which also features the tipped on bookseller’s ticket of “Burton’s Limited Booksellers & Stationers” of “Montreal”. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original lower front flap price and substantially complete, with only fractional loss at the spine ends and flap fold corners. The dust jacket is clean, retaining strong orange hue, the spine only mildly and uniformly toned. Modest wear is confined to the edges, flap folds, and joints. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Neville Chamberlain, perhaps Churchill’s most vexing political opponent at the time Great Contemporaries was published, wrote to Churchill on 4 October 1937: “How you can go on throwing off these sparkling sketches with such apparent ease & such sustained brilliance… is a constant source of wonder to me.” Naturally, in the course of sketching the character of his contemporaries Churchill necessarily reveals some of his own character and perspective. Churchill’s portrait of T.E. Lawrence, published here just a few years before the Second World War, might well have been written about the author rather than by him: “The impression of the personality of Lawrence remains living and vivid upon the minds of his friends, and the sense of his loss is in no way dimmed among his countrymen. All feel the poorer that he has gone from us. In these days dangers and difficulties gather upon Britain and her Empire, and we are also conscious of a lack of outstanding figures with which to overcome them. Here was a man in whom there existed not only an immense capacity for service, but that touch of genius which everyone recognizes and no one can define.” (Great Contemporaries, p.164) Churchill’s piece about Hitler can be a shock to the modern ear, as it underscores his ability to write a balanced appraisal of his subject while expressing his earnest desire to avoid the war that he would fight with such ferocious resolve only a few years later. There is a reason this book has seen many subsequent editions in the intervening years. It was written with what has been called “penetrating evaluation, humor, and understanding.” While some of the subjects of Churchill’s sketches have receded into history, many remain well-known and all remain compellingly drawn. This is as engaging a read today as it was in 1937. Reference: Cohen A105.1.c, Woods/ICS A43(a.2), Langworth p.178. Ref #: 007886 CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTOR We are Churchill Book Collector, a professional bookseller specializing in books and other published works by and about the great twentieth century statesman and acclaimed writer, Sir Winston Churchill. We offer both a singular inventory and approachable expertise. The integrity of our inventory is backed by our membership in the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Churchill’s official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, rightly called Churchill’s long life “remarkable and versatile”. Statesman, soldier, war correspondent, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, painter – Churchill was many things, but perhaps above all a master wordsmith. We’re here to help Churchill’s words find your shelves. Our extensive inventory features some of the rarest material offered – including fine first editions and inscribed copies – as well as reading copies and works about Churchill’s life and time. While we specialize in Churchill, our inventory also includes noteworthy first and collectible editions by other authors, ranging from Xenophon to T. E. Lawrence, spanning exploration and empire to twentieth century fiction. We are able to help with anything from finding individual books to assembling full collections, working closely with individual collectors to identify and accommodate their preferences and budget. We are also able to commission preservation cases and fine bindings. Please contact us if you have books to sell. We buy, and in some cases consign, fine and collectible individual items, as well as whole collections.
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