Churchill, Sir Winston

The Story of the Malakand Field Force. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898, 8vo (190 x 122mm.), first edition, first state of the author’s first book, frontispiece, six maps of which two are folding, 32pp. publisher’s catalogue at end, original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, [Cohen A1.1.a], splitting at gutter before first gathering, upper hinge split at head with additional colouring; Ian Hamilton’s March. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900, 8vo (190 x 123mm.), first edition, first printing, first issue, frontispiece, folding map at end, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements and 32pp. publisher’s catalogue at end, original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, [Cohen A8.1.a], some minor spotting, bookplate, extremities slightly bumped