Lot 474
Churchill, Winston S.
Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
The world crisis. London: Thornton Butterworth, 1924-1931, 6 volumes, 8vo, comprising: volume 1 [The world crisis 1911-1914], 1924, third edition, second impression; volume 2 [The world crisis 1915], 1923, second edition; volume 3 [The world crisis 1916-1918 part I], first edition, inscribed "Jack Gilmour from Winston S. Churchill, 3.3.27" on half-title; volume 4 [The world crisis 1916-1918, part II], 1927, first edition; volume 5 [The Aftermath], 1929, first edition, inscribed "Jack Gilmour from Winston S. Churchill" on half-title; volume 6 [The Eastern front], 1931, first edition, maps, some folding, uniform publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spines (6)
Footnote
Provenance: Gilmour of Lundin and Montrave, bookplates
Note: Woods A31a. Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, was Secretary of State for Scotland 1924-26 and Home Secretary 1932-35.