The Crisis — First Year of Publication (1901)

Winston Churchill (American Author)
The Macmillan Company, New York & London — 1901
Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy

A handsome early printing of The Crisis (1901), the bestselling historical novel by

Winston Churchill — the American novelist, not the British statesman.

Set during the American Civil War and centered around St. Louis society, the novel was widely acclaimed on release and remains one of his most enduring works.

Original red cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind-stamped cover design.
Illustrated throughout by Howard Chandler Christy.

Condition: Good+.
Cloth bright with minor spotting and rubbing; gilt dulled on spine.
Foxing to front leaves and endpapers, as usual for the period; text pages clean.
Binding sound and secure. No loose pages.

An attractive example of this Civil War literary classic from the year of publication, in the original Macmillan binding.