Description: Stemming the Tide Winston S. Churchill Taiwan: (no publisher stated), c. 1953 Taiwanese pirated edition, in dust jacket Condition: Approaching Near FineJacket Condition: Fair This is the Taiwanese pirated edition of the fourth volume of Sir Winston Churchill's post-war speeches. The British first edition, only printing, was published in 1953. Sometime thereafter a Taiwanese pirated edition was produced. This edition is undated, but offprinted from the British first edition. There were pirated editions of several Churchill works. All are scarce, particularly in the original dust jackets. This pirated edition of Stemming the Tide is smaller in stature than the British first edition and printed on thinner paper. The volume measures 7.5 x 5.25 inches (19 x 13.3 cm) and is bound in dark red cloth, lettered in silver on the spine. The dust jacket is in a similar style to that of the British first, but in dark red instead of black. Perhaps understandably given its illicit origins, the volume features no printing information. This copy approaches near fine in a fair dust jacket. The binding remains square, tight, and bright, with sharp corners and no appreciable wear, toning, or blemishes. The contents are bright and clean with no spotting and no previous ownership marks. We note only tiny cosmetic splits at the upper and lower extremities of the front pastedown gutter (not affecting binding integrity), one tiny stain to the top edges, and a small stain to the lower fore edges. The dust jacket suffers a toned spine, losses to the upper rear panel adjacent to the spine the lower spine, and the upper and lower edges of the front face, a few short closed tears to extremities, and two longer closed tears, respectively 3 inches (7.6 cm) and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) to the lower rear panel. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. Stemming the Tide is the last volume of speeches published while Churchill was prime minister, containing 52 speeches delivered by Churchill from 7 February 1951 to 11 December 1952, covering the end of his period as Leader of the Opposition and his return to the Premiership after Labour's defeat in the General Election of 1951. Ref #: 007555 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.
Price: 210 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2025-01-29T04:37:23.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Taiwan
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Author: Winston S. Churchill
Year Printed: 1953