The World Crisis, 1916-1918 Parts I&II Winston S. Churchill first editions 1927

CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Crisis, 1916–1918. Parts I & II.

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1927.
 
First edition. Two volumes, octavo. Part I, pp. 1-292; Part II, pp. 293–589, with index. Original blue cloth gilt, both in original dust jackets printed in blue and black. Both volumes very good plus in the original cloth, spines square and gilt bright, with only light handling wear. The dust jackets are presentable but worn, with edge tears, chips, and areas of loss; the jacket to Part II with two neat repairs to the reverse. Jackets lightly toned and creased, but substantially complete. Internally clean, with occasional light spotting, but generally very good.
 
First editions of Parts III and IV of Churchill’s great war memoirs, covering the critical final phases of the First World War from his return to government as Minister of Munitions through to the collapse of Germany and the Allied victory. These volumes include Churchill’s detailed account of industrial mobilisation, manpower, logistics, and high strategy, written with the authority of direct ministerial involvement. Issued as part of the six-volume World Crisis, any volumes are sought-after in original dust jackets.