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London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1932. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a prize for collectors. This jacketed copy of the first edition, first printing would be impressive for condition alone – approaching near fine in a near fine, complete dust jacket. Rendering this copy exceptional is that fact that the binding is an unrecorded variant. The previously recorded binding, unique to the first printing, is a khaki cloth characterized by Churchill’s bibliographer, Ronald Cohen, as “Moderate olive brown embossed calico-texture cloth”. Later first printings and all subsequent printings (a total of four printings of the first edition) were recorded by Cohen in a significantly darker “dark greyish green” cloth with an entirely different “dotted-line grain”. As can be seen in the listing images, this original publisher’s binding is quite different from either – a distinctly lighter, pale green/olive cloth in a tighter weave. We have never seen or heard…

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.

Look for the publisher's name, Butterworth, and the publication date of 1932 for the first edition.