Author: Sir Winston S. Churchill
Title: Painting As a Pastime
Description: New York, Cornerstone Library, 1965. Hardback. A smart US edition of this illustrated study of the artwork of British statesman Sir Winston Churchill. Later US edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen colour plates. Collated complete. A short essay from Churchill on his first impressions of painting as a hobby, and the sheer delight one can derive from this activity. Churchill was introduced to painting during a family holiday in June 1915, when his political career was at a low ebb. He continued this hobby into his old age, painting over five hundred pictures. He sold some works, but often gave away pieces that he self-deprecatingly described as "daubs". Written and illustrated by Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, a British statesman, military officer, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. With a letter front The Lounge, at the Smithsonian Building in Washington D.C. referring to an exhibition organised by the Royal Oak Foundation of some of Churchill's works. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities and light loss to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Sir Winston S. Churchill. Very Good Indeed .

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