Winston Churchill - Mr. Brodrick's Army, Churchilliana Company 1977, first US ed

Description: Mr. Brodrick's Army Winston S. Churchill Sacramento, California: The Churchilliana Company, 1977 First U.S. edition Condition: As New This copy of the first U.S. edition in the publisher’s brick-red cloth library binding was acquired years ago from the original publisher’s remaining stock. Hence condition is virtually as new, unworn and unread. The 1903 first edition of Mr. Brodrick's Army is the scarcest of all Churchill books and commands a towering premium on the rare occasions a copy is offered for sale. The good news is that there is an alternative for both readers and collectors. Published in 1977, this first U.S. edition was issued 74 years after the British first edition. This edition was a meticulous facsimile reprint. The original work of 102 pages in red card wraps is faithfully reproduced and 5 additional pages are added at the front including a preface by Manfred Weidhorn. The publisher offered two grades of binding – a brick red cloth "library" binding and a “collector’s” binding featuring brown buckram spine over yellow-tan linen cloth covered boards. In both binding variants, the spine and front cover are gilt-stamped. The endpapers reproduce Churchill's entry in Who's Who. In 1903 Winston Churchill was a brash new Member of Parliament. The Secretary of State for War, John Brodrick, had introduced a plan for expanding the peacetime Army. Brodrick was a fellow Conservative and Cabinet member. Churchill had been an Army officer and had participated in four wars on three continents before election to Parliament in 1900. Nonetheless, Churchill vehemently assaulted Brodrick's plan. Fascinatingly, this was the same fight upon which Churchill's father, Lord Randolph Churchill, had gambled and lost his own political career in 1886. Unlike his father, Churchill ultimately prevailed; Brodrick was left politically isolated and removed from the War Office to become Secretary of State for India. Churchill's opposition included six major speeches on the subject. These six oratorical assaults were published in 1903 by Arthur L. Humphreys of London in an extravagantly rare wraps edition titled Mr. Brodrick's Army. The political fight over Mr. Brodrick's Army scheme was a personal and political watershed for Churchill. It can fairly be said that the young Churchill's brazen and successful opposition to a powerful figure in his own party on this particular issue helped him emerge from the long shadow of his father. Moreover, the fight helped set the stage for Churchill's 1904 defection from the Conservatives to join the Liberal Party. Reference: Cohen A10.3.a, Woods/ICS A6(c), Langworth p.67. Ref #: 007579 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.

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