Painting as a Pastime, London: Odhams Press, 1948, 4°, FIRST EDITION, coloured plates, original fawn cloth gilt, dust-jacket (extremities lightly rubbed, a few short tears). [Woods A125] -- Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, Chicago: Hallmark Cards, 1958, 4°, limited edition, coloured plates, original cream cloth, dust-jacket [Woods p.340]. With a quantity of books and ephemera related to Churchill's painting and exhibitions of his art.

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Painting as a Pastime, London: Odhams Press, 1948, 4°, FIRST EDITION, coloured plates, original fawn cloth gilt, dust-jacket (extremities lightly rubbed, a few short tears). [Woods A125] -- Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, Chicago: Hallmark Cards, 1958, 4°, limited edition, coloured plates, original cream cloth, dust-jacket [Woods p.340]. With a quantity of books and ephemera related to Churchill's painting and exhibitions of his art.
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Included is a one-page typed letter, signed, from Ronald Reagan, dated March 24, 1993, to Robert P. Hastings, relating to the special exhibition of Churchill's paintings at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, stating, "The Exhibition was a tremendous success. It was the largest collection of works of art by Winston Churchill ever displayed in the United States."

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