LIBERALISM AND THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
-First English Edition-
1909
First English Edition [1 of 3,537 copies]
Hodder & Stoughton [London]
Biblio: (Cohen A29.1.a) (Woods A15a)
8vo (438 pages)
Hardcover [Deep red cloth]
Item Number: 212213
$850.00
Collector's Guide
Liberalism and the Social Problem was Winston Churchill’s first widely-published hardcover collection of political speeches, an expression of “radical” liberal views that were quite advanced for his time, prefiguring the modern social safety net that Churchill and David Lloyd George would soon set in motion. Though the burgundy clothbound English edition was handsomely produced, with Churchill’s signature in gilt across the front board, the American edition, similarly bound but without the gilt signature, is rarer. However, it is increasingly scarce in either edition.
Description
An unusually fresh copy of the First English edition, marred by a sunned spine. The cloth is especially bright, with sharp corners, and the binding remains crisp and tight. The contents are virtually mint, save for a vintage bookplate on the front pastedown, as well as a tiny Blackwell’s Bookseller plate. The front hinge is tender. Else fine. Rather special save for the spine and priced accordingly.