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Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]
Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches" Signed Limited First Edition of 1,225 w/COA, Collector's Notes [Sealed]

Personally signed by Winston S. Churchill, the English Conservative politician and a grandson of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill

LEATHER-BOUND SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF ONLY 1,225 WITH COA AND NOTES.

 

Easton Press 2003. Winston S. Churchill "Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches". Signed Limited Edition with Certificate of Authenticity and Notes by the publisher. Limited to only 1,225 signed and numbered copies.  Luxuriously bound in burgundy full genuine leather with 22 kt gold accents. Signed by Winston S. Churchill on a special limitation page.

Winston Spencer-Churchill (10 October 1940 – 2 March 2010), generally known as Winston Churchill, was an English Conservative politician and a grandson of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill MP, in order to distinguish him from his grandfather. His father Randolph Churchill was also an MP.

 

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Winston  Churchill (1874-1965) has been called 'the greatest Briton'. An international statesman, orator, biographer, historian, author and Nobel Prize winner, his works remain in print with the world's leading publishers.

Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, Winston spent several years in the army before becoming a newspaper correspondent and then an MP. His cabinet positions included First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of the First World War and later Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 and for five years led Britain though its 'finest hour'. Defeated in the July 1945 election, he was Leader of the Opposition until re-elected Prime Minister in 1951. He was knighted in 1953, the same year he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

 

 

About the book

Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time. It was as an orator that Churchill became most completely alive, and it was through his oratory that his words made their greatest and most enduring impact. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills eight volumes, here for the first time, his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, has put together a personal selection of his favorite speeches in a single, indispensable volume. He has chosen from his grandfather's entire output and thoughtfully introduces each selection. The book covers the whole of Churchill's life, from the very first speech he made to those of his last days. It includes some of Churchill's best-known speeches as well as some that have never before been published in popular form. Today, Sir Winston Churchill is revered as an indomitable figure and his wisdom is called upon again and again. Reading these speeches, from the perspective of a new century, we can once again see Sir Winston Churchill's genius and be moved and inspired by his words.

 

Features

Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

 

Reviews

". . . a highly readable and insightful volume that proves Churchill to be a man who spoke his own mind . . ." -- Library Journal

". . . masterfully selected and edited . . ." -- Dr. Henry A. Kissinger

"Never Give In! is a superb book that makes these magnificent speeches accessible to a new generation." -- Chicago Sun-Times

 

About The Author

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill[a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.

Of mixed English and American parentage, Churchill was born in Oxfordshire to a wealthy, aristocratic family. He joined the British Army in 1895 and saw action in British India, the Anglo-Sudan War, and the Second Boer War, gaining fame as a war correspondent and writing books about his campaigns. Elected a Conservative MP in 1900, he defected to the Liberals in 1904. In H. H. Asquith's Liberal government, Churchill served as President of the Board of Trade and Home Secretary, championing prison reform and workers' social security. As First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War, he oversaw the Gallipoli Campaign but, after it proved a disaster, he was demoted to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He resigned in November 1915 and joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front for six months. In 1917, he returned to government under David Lloyd George and served successively as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, and Secretary of State for the Colonies, overseeing the Anglo-Irish Treaty and British foreign policy in the Middle East. After two years out of Parliament, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Stanley Baldwin's Conservative government, returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure and depressing the UK economy.

Out of government during his so-called "wilderness years" in the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in calling for British rearmament to counter the growing threat of militarism in Nazi Germany. At the outbreak of the Second World War he was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. In May 1940, he became Prime Minister, succeeding Neville Chamberlain. Churchill formed a national government and oversaw British involvement in the Allied war effort against the Axis powers, resulting in victory in 1945. After the Conservatives' defeat in the 1945 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition. Amid the developing Cold War with the Soviet Union, he publicly warned of an "iron curtain" of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. Between his terms as Prime Minister, he wrote several books recounting his experience during the war. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. He lost the 1950 election, but was returned to office in 1951. His second term was preoccupied with foreign affairs, especially Anglo-American relations and preservation of what remained of the British Empire with India now no longer part of it. Domestically, his government emphasised housebuilding and completed the development of a nuclear weapon (begun by his predecessor). In declining health, Churchill resigned as Prime Minister in 1955, remaining an MP until 1964. Upon his death in 1965, he was given a state funeral.

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in the Anglosphere, where he is seen as a victorious wartime leader who played an important role in defending Europe's liberal democracy against the spread of fascism. He has been criticised for some wartime events and also for his imperialist views.

VERY FINE GUARANTEED. Sealed. A wonderful bright clean copy free of any markings, writings, or stamps. Sharp corners that have not been bumped. Tight binding. Most likely an unread book. No bookplates attached or indication of any removed. The gilded page edges are free of any marks, scratches, or blemishes.
Publisher:
Easton Press (2003)
Edition:
Signed Limited First Edition
Binding:
Full Genuine Leather
Author:
Winston Churchill
Title:
Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches
Signature Authenticity:
Lifetime Guarantee of Signature Authenticity. Personally signed by Winston S. Churchill directly into the book. The autograph is not a facsimile, stamp, or auto-pen.