In the Balance

London: Cassell, 1951. First edition. Very Good. First edition, handsomely bound, collecting the speeches of Churchill towards the end of his period as Leader of the Opposition following the war, covering the devaluation of sterling, the February 1950 General Election, the outbreak of the Korean war, and the establishment of NATO. Octavo (208 x 135 mm). Mid-20th-century blue half morocco by Bayntun, spine lettered in gilt, blue cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Bookplate of John Thoburn Williamson (1907-1958), Canadian diamond magnate who built a significant book collection. Spine sunned with some soiling. A very good copy.

Cohen A255.1; Woods A130. Very Good.