Description
The first edition, first impression of Painting As A Pastime by Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill.
Small octavo, 32pp, [18 plates]. Olive cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt title on front cover. First published in “Volume Form…1948” statement on copyright page. Complete with frontispiece portrait of Churchill and 18 plates with paintings by the author. Foxing to top edge of text block and to endpapers. Period gift inscription on front free endpaper. Publisher’s first state dust jacket, retail price on front flap, chipping along top edge, wear to spine, light soiling to covers, a very good example. (Cohen A242.1.a) (Woods A125a)
