Mr. Churchill's Speech in the House of Commons, 28th of September 1944

by Winston S. Churchill

$250 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

Stockholm, Sweden: Ivar Haeggstroms Boktryckeri A.B., 1944. First Swedish (English-language) edition, only printing. Pamphlet. This scarce wartime pamphlet is the only printing of the Swedish (English-language) edition of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s 28 September 1944 speech to the House of Commons regarding the war effort. Bound in wire-stitched paper wraps, the pamphlet measures 8.25 by 6 inches (21 x 15.2 cm). The contents are printed on 15 pages featuring dense type in two columns of up to 60 lines per column, liberally interspersed with subject headings in larger, bold font and preceded by a three-paragraph description of the speech and setting in the House of Commons. Churchill’s Bibliographer records only two stand-alone editions of this speech – this Swedish edition and the Berne British Legation edition – with no publication precedence assigned to either. Condition approaches very good. Both binding staples are firmly intact, only lightly corroded, and the paper wraps are complete, with no loss or tears. The wraps show trivial wear to extremities, overall toning and soiling, and a faint moisture stain affecting the upper fore edges of the covers. The contents are bright and clean with no previous ownership marks or spotting. Churchill’s 28 September 1944 speech was lengthy, broad in scope, and reflected the fact that the politics and compromises of alliance were in many ways as fraught, complex, and consequential as military exigencies. Churchill had returned o

• Publisher: Ivar Haeggstroms Boktryckeri A.B.
• Year: 1944
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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