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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S. (1874-1965). Churchill Geschichte… [A History of the English-Speaking Peoples], Band I [-IV.] Bern: Alfred Scherz Verlag, 1956-57. 8vos. 4 volumes. Publisher’s original dark purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt on blue and yellow panel, gilt device to front cover. With the unclipped dust jackets (some general wear, a tear to front panel of vol. 2, jacket with slight loss, a few other nicks, very slight foxing to endpapers, ffeps of vols. 2 and 3 are clipped at upper margin). A very good set. FIRST SWISS EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED IN VOLUME ONE BY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Unmarked as such, but from the library of Churchill’s literary agent, Emery Reves, in whose home the work was completed. Reves was instrumental in the development of A History of the English- Speaking Peoples, using his intimate knowledge of foreign markets to adapt Churchill’s original, American-targeted, anglophone conception for wider popularity. Churchill wrote of how, “[Reves] has had lengthy telephonings with French, German, Italian and Scandinavian publishers, showing what they want for their editions” (quoted in Gilbert, Winston Churchill and Emery Reves.)