British Gazette Complete Issues by Churchill Winston Editor (5 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. During the General Strike of 1926, Winston Churchill, while Chancellor of the Exchequer, edited The British Gazette, created by the government to replace the striking daily newspapers. THE BRITISH GAZETTE was published for a total of eight issues, from 5 May-13 May 1926. Besides editing the broadsheet, Churchill also contributed original, unsigned articles to issue Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (May 5-7) and the final issue No. 8 (May 13), in which he charted "The Birth and Life of The British Gazette." We have a very rare complete set of THE BRITISH GAZETTE, together with an extraordinarily rare copy of THE SUNDAY GAZETTE, as noted and described by bibliographer Frederick Woods: "The Chartwell Trust archives also contains a proof of The Sunday Gazette dated 9 May 1926," wrote Woods ".Typographically similar to The British Gazette, it is separately numbered (No.1) and is printed on one side of the sheet. The proof contains no identifiable Churchill material, and there is no indication that it was ever issued." Nevertheless, we have one. 4 pages each (The inner two pages of No. 1 were published blank. The Sunday Gazette is a single-sided broadsheet.) (Cohen C307) Woods (AA3).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Folio. May 5 - May 13 1926. Complete set of the newspapers published during the General Strike of 1926. Folded lightly into four with some folds a little browned, but generally this is a very good set with few marginal tears.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Folio. May 5 - May 13 1926. Complete set of the newspapers published during the General Strike of 1926 with both issues of numbers 2 and 8, 10 issues in all. Number 2 can be found in two states: the first issue has 2 pages of copy and the second issue 4 pages. The 4-page issue would appear to be the scarcer. Number 8 was also issued in two distinct states: the 3 a.m. edition has '3 a.m. Edition' at the top of pages 2 and 3, the circulation figures for the British Gazette are at the bottom of the front page, and there is no advert for the Morning Post on the back page. The other edition has the circulation figures for the British Gazette in the centre of the front page and there is a large advert for the resumption of publication of the Morning Post on the back page. There are several other differences between the two issues. Condition: Papers have been folded lightly into four with some folds a little browned. An attractive set, VG.

First edition of the complete run of 8 issues of The British Gazette, edited by Winston Churchill to present the government's case during the 1926 General Strike, published from 5-13 May 1926 over 8 issues. Although no features or articles are signed by Churchill, at least one article in each of the issues can confidently be ascribed to him. "During the evening of 2nd May, the day before the strike was due to start, several newspapers including the Daily Mail and Daily Express were either suppressed or censored by the machine-minders. Aware of the dangers of a muzzled Press, Stanley Baldwin, then prime minister, summoned Churchill to organise an emergency newspaper. As would be expected, he rose to the challenge with drive and imagination, laying down his guidelines in advance. 'The essential thing is that we should produce a really powerful readable broadsheet not merely to contain news but in order to relieve the minds of the people. I do not contemplate violent partisanship, but fair, strong encouragement to the great mass of loyal people. it should have a leading article, not violent partisan, but agreeable to the great majority of the people of our side: constitutional, the hope for peace, Parliament maintains authority in the country, injury to trade and reputation of the country'" (Woods, pp. 161). Churchill took over the Morning Post building. The unions pulled out their men, but Churchill called Lord Beaverbrook, who sent the night superintendent of the Daily Express to single-handedly set the type and produce the first issue. Though consisting of only one leaf printed on both sides, it sold 232,000 copies, and daily sales figures reached over 2 million by the final issue. "In spite of pious preliminary statements, Churchill ran The British Gazette not merely as a medium for Government announcements and propaganda, but also as an avowedly strike-breaking weapon, to such an extent that in the subsequent Parliamentary debate, he was bitterly attacked by Labour MPs. His retort is one of his best-known; 'I utterly decline to be impartial as between the Fire Brigade and the fire'" (ibid., p. 162). Member of the P.B.F.A. CHURCHILL, Winston L. S.

No Binding. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. (Daily Telegraph Building), London, May 5th.-13th. 1926. A Complete Set of the Original Eight Issues, Newspaper folio, 4pp., each (first issue printed on 2pp. only), unbound as issued the are matted but with no backing (slightly discolored and frayed at edges, otherwise a good example). Woods makes no claim as to Churchill's authorship of more that the farewell article in the last issue. Martin Gilbert however categorically states that Churchill was the author of many of the unsigned articles beginning with the first issue. (Ref. Gilbert, Biography v.5 p.157).Woods p. 382. London Wednesday May 5 - Thursday May 13, 1926. Eight issues (all published) of this broadsheet newspaper, each of 4 pp, the first two issues printed on one side of the sheet only, folded in four; Edited by Churchill during the General Strike of 1926, with the circulation increasing from 232,000 to 2,209,000 from the first to the last issue. Although as Editor he would have been involved in all aspects of production, only one article, in the last issue, can be confidently assigned to him, entitled "The Birth and Life of The British Gazette" and concluding with the splendid phrase "It becomes a memory; but it remains a monument". Woods p321; CONDITION: lots of markings or browning, some large marginal tears, otherwise in GOOD COND. NOTE NOTE: a lot of EXTRA postage is necessary.wouldn't suggest shipping out of the US because postage will cost more than the lot.