Winston Churchill - The Unknown War: The Eastern Front 1914-1917, Macmillan

Description: The Unknown War: The Eastern Front 1914-1917 Winston S. Churchill London: Macmillan & Company Ltd., 1941 Condition: Good plus This collectible Second World War reprint is the scarce Macmillan issue of the sixth and final book of Churchill's acclaimed history of the First World War. This copy is in good plus condition. The smooth blue cloth binding remains bright with no dulling of the color and bright gilt. We note some small stains to the front cover, modest wear to extremities, and a little wrinkling of the binding cloth at the left hinge. The contents show only mild, intermittent spotting within and on the text block edges. All illustrations and maps are present and the folding maps at p. 98, 142, 156, 250, 256, 308, 324, 338, 346, and 368 are all properly folded with no tears. A single previous owner name and date is inked on the front free endpaper. 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”. Then, being Churchill, he wrote about it. Originally published in six volumes between 1923 and 1931, The World Crisis spans the 1911-1918 war years (the first four volumes). The fifth volume, The Aftermath, covered the postwar years 1918-1928. In originally proposing this sixth and final volume to his publisher, Churchill wrote: "In the previous volumes of the World Crisis I have described only in a few pages the course of events in the Eastern theatre. They have merely been the background of our main drama of the war. But now I think I might write a volume called 'The Eastern Front', which would be separate from but supplementary to our five volume history." It may have been prophetic, as the Eastern Front would prove critical to Churchill’s efforts as Britain’s leader during the Second World War. The Unknown War was originally published by Thornton Butterworth (as The Eastern Front) in 1931, just as Churchill was beginning his “wilderness years” decade. Churchill spent nearly the entirety of the 1930s out of power and out of favor, frequently at odds with both his Government and prevailing public sentiment. But in 1940 Churchill became wartime Prime Minister. And also in 1940, Thornton Butterworth went under and a different publisher, Macmillan, acquired the rights to several of Churchill’s books. This first and only Macmillan issue of The Unknown War was published in December 1941, the same month the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States finally formally entered the war. This is technically an “issue” and not an “edition” since it was printed from first edition plates. Hence this 1941 Macmillan’s size is the same as that of the 1931 first edition. Moreover, its navy cloth binding, while not the same, does echo that of the first printing. This edition is both collectible in its own right and may serve as a less expensive substitute for the Thornton Butterworth first edition when assembling a set. Reference: Cohen A69.13, Woods/ICS A31(h), Langworth p.123. Ref #: 007543 CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTOR We are Churchill Book Collector, a professional bookseller specializing in books and other published works by and about the great twentieth century statesman and acclaimed writer, Sir Winston Churchill. We offer both a singular inventory and approachable expertise. The integrity of our inventory is backed by our membership in the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Churchill's official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, rightly called Churchill's long life "remarkable and versatile". Statesman, soldier, war correspondent, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, painter - Churchill was many things, but perhaps above all a master wordsmith. We’re here to help Churchill’s words find your shelves. Our extensive inventory features some of the rarest material offered – including fine first editions and inscribed copies – as well as reading copies and works about Churchill’s life and time. While we specialize in Churchill, our inventory also includes noteworthy first and collectible editions by other authors, ranging from Xenophon to T. E. Lawrence, spanning exploration and empire to twentieth century fiction. We are able to help with anything from finding individual books to assembling full collections, working closely with individual collectors to identify and accommodate their preferences and budget. We are also able to commission preservation cases and fine bindings. Please contact us if you have books to sell. We buy, and in some cases consign, fine and collectible individual items, as well as whole collections.

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