The World Crisis: 1916-1918, Part II
$1,000 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a jacketed British first edition, first printing of the fourth volume of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. A quarter of a century before the Second World War endowed him with lasting fame, Winston Churchill played a uniquely critical, controversial, and varied role in the War to end all wars. The events of these 1916-1918 volumes, of which this is Part II, include Churchill's time at the Front following his political exile and his subsequent return to the Cabinet. Though the U.S. first edition of The World Crisis preceded the British, many consider the British edition aesthetically superior, with its larger volumes and shoulder notes summarizing the subject of each page. Unfortunately, the original dust jackets are quite scarce and the smooth navy cloth of the British first editions proved quite susceptible to wear, the contents prone to spotting and toning. Particularly scarce in one piece are the 1916-1918 first printing dust jackets, which were printed on highly acidic paper highly prone to loss, toning, and splitting at hinges and flap folds. Condition of this first edition, first printing, 1916-1918 Part II copy is near fine in the correct, first printing dust jacket. The blue cloth binding remains unusually clean and free of scuffing, befitting a jacketed copy, with sharp corners, bright spine gilt, and only trivial wear to corners and spine ends. We note
- Publisher: Thornton Butterworth Limited
- Year: 1927
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: hardcover
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