Churchill in Charge | 80th Anniversary
Churchill in Charge | 80th Anniversary
Lot Closed
May 20, 02:15 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Winston S. Churchill
Ian Hamilton's March. Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, Ltd., 1904
8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, 1 folding map printed in color. Original light brown cloth, cover pictorially printed in red, white, blue, and black; minor toning, previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper along with ink address stamp.
5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches.
FIRST CANADIAN HARDCOVER EDITION
A handsome copy of the rare Canadian issue, which, like Ladysmith, was produced from American first edition plates and bound in a similar style. The coarser, more ochre-color cloth is stamped with a full-color crossed flags cover motif and a red fleur-de-lis on the spine.
SCARCER THAN EITHER THE ENGLISH OR AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS
REFERENCE:
Cohen A8.3; Woods A5