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London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". None. A first edition of Winston Churchill's biography detailing his childhood, schooldays and education, finishing in 1902. An immediate success, this work covers Winston Churchill's schooldays and youth, his education, and his time during the Second Boer War. It is thought by many to be his best work, written while he was in his mid fifties.With illustrations throughout depicting the author.The first edition, first impression with a second state half-title and binding as issued. This edition sold 11,200 copies. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn; head and tail of the spine are rather bumped, and the rear joint is rather worn. Spine is discoloured. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have just the odd spot. Good

My Early Life is an autobiographical work by Winston Churchill. It covers his birth in 1874 to his first few years in Parliament.

First editions can be identified by the publisher's name Butterworth on the bottom of the spine and title page, as later editions were published by other publishers.