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First edition, first impression, scarce in the jacket. "The broadest range of Churchill's thought between hard covers, Thoughts and Adventures comprises essays on a wide array of subjects, attesting not only to the breadth of the author's comprehension but of his personal experience" (Langworth, p. 154). The essays muse on his career, his hobbies, the First World War, politics, and the future. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with his ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Cohen's Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, published in three volumes in 2006, is the authoritative source for collectors, librarians, and dealers. Octavo. Original dark green cloth (second binding issue, following those in olive-brown cloth), spine and front cover lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Illustrated with photographic frontispiece, several cartoons in text. A hint of rubbing to unclipped jacket and a few trivial nicks and chips at extremities: a fine copy in near-fine jacket. Cohen A95.1a; Woods A39(a). Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998.

Thoughts and Adventures is an anthology of writings by Winston Churchill, compiled from various articles he wrote before he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The book covers a wide range of topics, including personal experiences and political commentary.