March 2012 Auction Ends Wednesday, March 28th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #846:

''The Crisis'' by American Novelist Winston Churchill With Howard Chandler Christy's Illustrations -- 1901

First edition of American novelist Winston Churchill's ''The Crisis,'' featuring Howard Chandler Christy illustrations. Macmillan & Co., Ltd.: London: 1901. This work of historical fiction centers around a young attorney and a Southern family at the commencement of the Civil War. Runs 522pp. Brick red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Some fabric loss to spine base and bumping to board corners. Very good.