Winston S. Churchill — The World Crisis: The Aftermath — First Edition (1929)
A complete and well-preserved first issue from Mudie’s Select Library
€165.00
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The World Crisis: The Aftermath — First Edition (1929)
Winston S. Churchill
Thornton Butterworth, London — First Edition, First Printing
A strong and appealing first printing of the concluding volume in Churchill’s sweeping history of the First World War and its turbulent aftermath (1918–1928).
This copy carries distinguished provenance from Mudie’s Select Library, London’s most influential subscription library of the 19th and early 20th centuries — a notable association for collectors of Churchill and British political history.
Original navy cloth with gilt spine titles and blind-stamped front board.
Errata slip tipped-in as issued.
Fold-out map present and intact.
Condition: Good+. Cloth lightly rubbed with small spine head wear and mild boards mottling; corner bumps. Preliminary foxing and light age toning typical for the period. Early ownership inscription dated 1930 on front endpaper. Mudie’s library label to pastedown and partial spine remnant. Binding tight and hinges secure; pages clean with no loose leaves.
A complete and well-preserved first issue with a distinguished library provenance — an especially interesting example for Churchill collectors and those drawn to literary history and early institutional copies.