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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Thoughts and Adventures. London: Oldham Press, 1947.
8o. Half title. Red cloth stamped in gilt, edges stained red (half-inch gouge on upper cover). Provenance: Elizabeth Navarro (inscription and bookplate).
A later edition, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "To Elizabeth from Winston S. Churchill 1949." Elizabeth Navarro was a long-time assistant to Churchill's friend Bernard Baruch. Thoughts and Adventures collects some of Churchill's best known essays, including his most famous inter-war article "Shall We All Commit Suicide," his account of "The Battle of Sydney Street" and vivid portraits of contemporaries such as Lloyd George and IRA leader Michael Collins.
8o. Half title. Red cloth stamped in gilt, edges stained red (half-inch gouge on upper cover). Provenance: Elizabeth Navarro (inscription and bookplate).
A later edition, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "To Elizabeth from Winston S. Churchill 1949." Elizabeth Navarro was a long-time assistant to Churchill's friend Bernard Baruch. Thoughts and Adventures collects some of Churchill's best known essays, including his most famous inter-war article "Shall We All Commit Suicide," his account of "The Battle of Sydney Street" and vivid portraits of contemporaries such as Lloyd George and IRA leader Michael Collins.