A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. CHURCHILL, Winston S.

First editions. Churchill's great history met with acclaim and proved an international best-seller, further vindicating his receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. A masterpiece of readable, popular history, it remains in print today. Churchill began his history during his wilderness years in the early 1930s but did not complete it until the late 1950s, after his final retirement as Prime Minister. He presented an intertwined narrative of the histories of Britain, the United States, and the empire's dominions. It was history as manifesto, setting out a vision of the English-speaking nations as bound by a common history and purpose. By stressing their shared heritage and destiny, Churchill, by birth half English and half American, believed he could cement the bonds between them. Cohen A267.1(I)-(IV).a. 4 vols, octavo. Illustrated with maps and genealogical tables. Original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, top edges red. With dust jackets. Contemporary date note to front free endpaper of first volume, very minor rubbing at extremities; unclipped jackets with slight wear and staining at extremities: very good copies in good jackets.