THIRTEEN VOLUMES BY OR ON CHURCHILL, ALL FROM MARGARET THATCHER’S LIBRARY

CHURCHILL, W.S. My Early Life: a Roving Commission. London: Butterworth, [1930]. Plates. (Slight tears at bottom margin of title and dedication leaf.) Original purple cloth (spine faded and worn), facsimile dust-jacket. First edition -- Thoughts and Adventures. London: Butterworth, 1932. Plates and illustrations. Original cloth, covers embossed with arms of Henry Devenish Harben (rubbed); quarter red morocco clamshell case for Sotheran. First edition -- KIMBALL, W.F. Churchill and Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence. Norwalk, Connecticut: [1995]. 3 volumes, 8vo. Illustrations. Original leather gilt. “Collector’s edition”. Half-title to vol. 1 inscribed: “For Lady Thatcher, who understands well the joys and burdens these two men had to face. Most sincerely, Warren Kimball 25 April 1998 Churchill College” – GILBERT, M. Winston S. Churchill. London: 1975-1988. Volumes 4-8 only. Plates. Original cloth, dust-jackets (vol. 7 in non-uniform jacket). Vols. 4-5 with gift inscriptions to Margaret and Denis [Thatcher], vol. 6 with gift inscription and further “Inscribed for the Prime Minister ….” by Martin Gilbert on title, vol. 7 with author’s presentation inscription “To the Prime Minister” on title, dated 11 November 1986, vol. 8 the author’s presentation copy inscribed on front blank: “To the Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher[,] with the author’s admiration and regards Martin Gilbert London 19th May 1988” – Gilbert, M. Finest Hour. Winston S. Churchill [i.e. vol. 6 of the biography]. London: 1984. Revised edition. Author’s presentation copy, inscribed “To the Prime Minister” on front blank, 14 May 1984 – Gilbert, M. Churchill A Life. London: [1991]. Author’s presentation copy, inscribed to the Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher on title, 9 May 1991 – Gilbert, M. Winston Churchill: the Wilderness Years. [London: 1981]. Association copy, inscribed “Prime Minister a Happy Christmas and New Year from us all Willie, Olive, Michael, Mike and John 1981”.

Various sizes, 8vo or 4to, in original hardback cloth unless otherwise stated, the volumes by Martin Gilbert in dust-jackets.