THE WORLD CRISIS: 1916-1918

First UK edition, fourth impression. Two volumes. Signed by Winston Churchill in volume I. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with titles stamped in blind to the lower front board, titles in gilt to the spine. Part I with 12 maps and charts (6 of which are folding) and a further 10 illustrations throughout the text; Part II with 9 folding illustrations and a further 8 throughout the text. Both volumes are uniformly very good or better, the bindings firm with some bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt bright. The contents, with toning to the paper are otherwise clean throughout. Publisher's postcard loosely laid in to volume I. A very attractive set.

Signed and dated '24.5.27' by Winston Churchill in black ink on the second blank endpaper of the first volume. The third part (in two volumes) of Churchill's monumental history of the First World War. The first printing was published on 3 March 1927 in an edition of 7523 copies, the majority of which were pre-subscribed. The fourth impression, as here, was issued on 28th April with a print run of 2000 copies. [Woods A31a (vol III, part I & Part II)]