[Rarebooks] FS - Scarce Winston Churchill

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. /LONDON TO LADYSMITH Via Pretoria/. Copp, 
Clark Company, Toronto. 1900. Small 8vo, with three folding maps (one 
coloured) plans, and other maps. Also published in London and New York 
by Longmans, Green; this is the first Canadian edition, similar in format.

Mainly an account, based on Churchill's newspaper dispatches, of his 
"adventures and impressions during the first five months of the African 
war", his escape after capture by the Boers, and a "tolerably coherent 
account of the operations conducted by Sir Redvers Buller for the Relief 
of Ladysmith" during the time of the Boer War. The first of two books he 
wrote on the conflict. An exceptionally attractive appearing copy, as 
the cloth boards nicely show an unbesmirched embossed depiction of an 
armored military train below the title, which is stamped in black and 
red. The spine, which is so often found faded, is bright and clean. The 
front free endpaper, and
half-title page, have been neatly removed. The folding map ("Mr. W. S. 
Churchill's Journey"), before the title page, is a bit creased with one 
small vertical spot of discolouration. There are no markings to the 
text, although at pp. 327, and from pp. 450 to the end of the text, 
there is some foxing, mainly confined to the margins. The bottom outside 
corners of the last 40, or so, pages show minor rippling, as from early 
exposure to damp, but this has left no mustiness, or other sign, save 
the rippling and discolouration aforementioned. There is
also a "shadow" to the rear free endpaper and rear pastedown, as from an 
old newspaper clipping (now absent). The front board is slightly bowed 
and the corners a bit bumped. Overall, a handsome, sound copy of a very 
scarce Churchill title, especially in the Canadian edition, the print 
run of which was apparently less than for the English and American 
editions. Digital photos available.

Price: $650.00.

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