CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1956-58. 4 volumes, 8° (240 x 154mm.). Half titles, maps. Original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, dust-jackets (lower cover of vol. IV dampstained, lower wrapper of jacket of vol. IV severely torn with some loss, some minor tears and staining to other jackets). Provenance: "W.M.G." ("ex libris" sticker incorporating a unicorn in vols. II - IV). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED 1959 BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE OF VOL. ONE. Woods A138a. Loosely-inserted is a contemporary monochrome photograph of Churchill being lead from a car under an umbrella, stamped on verso "Daily Express Copyright. Reproduction in any form without Permission strictly forbidden." (4)