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Rare First Edition of An Address by Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Delivered Before Members of the Congress of the United States - 19 May, 1943
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
An Address by Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Delivered Before Members of the Congress of the United States 19 May, 1943.
Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press 1943.
Rare first edition of Churchill’s second address before the Congress of the United States, produced for members of congress, one of only 600 copies. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131702
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Original Silver Gelatin Print of Sir Winston Churchill by Walter Stoneman; Signed by Churchill
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
Winston S. Churchill Signed Walter Stoneman Photograph.
: 1942.
Silver gelatin print portrait of Winston Churchill by Walter Stoneman, boldly signed and dated by him, “Winston Churchill 1947” on the mount. Photographer’s stamp on verso. The photograph measures 9 inches by 6 inches. Celebrated war-time portrait of Churchill taken on 1 April 1942, by Walter Stoneman, self-styled “The Man’s Photographer.” In June 1897, he was the only one of fourteen photographers working for J. Russell & Sons who succeeded in taking four pictures of Queen Victoria in her golden state landau on the occasion of her diamond jubilee. Working for J. Russell & Sons, he took numerous photographs of royalty, aristocracy, members of high society and other prominent individuals. By 1913 he became managing director of the firm, and after the death of John Lemmon Russell in 1915 he ran the company. In 1948, Stoneman was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to photography. He continued working as a photographer right until his death in 1958. Stoneman was a fellow of both the Royal Photographic Society and the Royal Geographical Society, as well as vice-president of the London Devonian Association. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 132579
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"No other Prime Minister would ever for me be able to hold the place of my first prime minister": Exceptionally Rare Document Signed by both Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill
QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND WINSTON S. CHURCHILL,.
Queen Elizabeth II and Winston S. Churchill Signed Document.
: 1954.
An extremely rare document signed by both Winston S. Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II. Churchill writes to the Queen from Downing Street, December 28th 1954, in full, “Sir Winston Churchill, with his humble duty to The Queen, has the honour to recommend that William Rankine Milligan, Esqure, Q.C., be sworn of Your Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council on his appointment as Lord Advocate.” Boldly signed by Churchill, and countersigned by the Queen at the top, “Appd, E.R.”
Matted and framed with a photograph of the Queen and Churchill. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 13 inches.
Rare signed by both Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill, two towering figures of the twentieth century.
Price: $50,000.00 Item Number: 132450
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"I do not think there can be any real improvement for the world while the gold premium continues to increase. With kind regards, Believe me, Winston S. Churchill": CHURCHILL WRITES TO HIS BANKER AT CITY NATIONAL BANK, BERNARD DUIS, JUST DAYS BEFORE ROOSEVELT'S 1932 LANDSLIDE ELECTION; Letter Signed by Him
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed.
: 1932.
One page typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, dated November 4, 1932, on his Chartwell letterhead stationery. The letter is to author and publisher to Bernard Duis discussing Roosevelt’s upcoming election and the Depression. The letter reads, “My dear Duis, Many thanks for your letter of October 24. I am making steady progress and hope in a month or so to be able to attend Parliament again. I should have thought that the markets had rather discounted Roosevelt’s election, and that if the Democrats put forward a number of very able men as principal officers of State – as they are able to do – there might be a temporary recovery. I do not think there can be any real improvement for the world while the gold premium continues to increase. With kind regards, Believe me, Winston S. Churchill.” As Churchill recovered from a paratyphoid fever, he exchanged letters with Duis regarding prospects for the markets heading into Roosevelt’s runaway victory. Maybe happy days weren’t necessarily here again, but they were around the corner. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 21. inches by 15 inches. In near fine condition. An exceptional letter.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 132305
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"If my father had been an American, and my mother British, instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own": First edition of Churchill's December 26th 1941 speech delivered before the United States Congress
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
An Address by The Rt. Hon Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain December 26th 1941.
Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press 1942.
Rare first edition of Churchill’s historic address delivered before Congress on December 26th 1941. Octavo, original boards. One of on thousand copies printed. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 133199
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Scarce first edition of Winston S. Churchill's Speech At the Mass Meeting Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 5th October, 1946
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill O.M., C.H., M.P. At the Mass Meeting Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 5th October, 1946.
London: Published by the Conservative and Unionist Central Office [1946].
First edition of Churchill’s speech defending the position of the Conservative and Unionist Party. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Scarce.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 134618
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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few": First edition of Winston Churchill's Famous Speech; from the library of Jacqueline Kennedy
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. [JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS].
A Speech by The Prime Minister The Right Honourable Winston Churchill in the House of Commons August 20th, 1940.
London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, The Baynard Press 1940.
First edition of one of Winston Churchill’s most famous speeches. Octavo, original wrappers. From the library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with the bookplate from the Sotheby’s 23 – 26 April 1996 sale of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to the verso of the front wrapper. When John F. Kennedy was sworn in as president on January 20, 1961, 31-year-old Jacqueline Kennedy became the third youngest First Lady in American history. As a presidential couple, the Kennedys differed from the Eisenhowers by their relative youth and their relationship with the media. Historian Gil Troy has noted that in particular, they “emphasized vague appearances rather than specific accomplishments or passionate commitments” and therefore fit in well in the early 1960s’ “cool, TV-oriented culture”. Kennedy’ became a fashion icon during her years in the White House, hiring American designer Oleg Cassini to design her wardrobe. She was the first First Lady to hire a press secretary, Pamela Turnure, and carefully managed her contact with the media, usually shying away from making public statements and strictly controlling the extent to which her children were photographed. Portrayed by the media as the ideal woman, academic Maurine Beasley has stated that Kennedy “created an unrealistic media expectation for first ladies that would challenge her successors.” Nevertheless, by attracting worldwide positive public attention, the First Lady gained allies for the White House and international support for the Kennedy administration and its Cold War policies. Although Kennedy stated that her priority as a First Lady was to take care of the President and their children, she also dedicated her time to the promotion of American arts and preservation of its history. Her main contribution was the restoration of the White House, but she also furthered the cause by hosting social events that brought together elite figures from politics and the arts. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 135114
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Rare original silver gelatin print of the 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference; signed by Winston S. Churchill and eight additional Finance and Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth
CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.; NICOLAAS HAVENGA; DUDLEY SENANAYAKE; CHINTAMAN DWARAKANATH DESHMUKH; EDGAR WHITEHEAD; SIDNEY HOLLAND; LOUIS ST. LAURENT; ROBERT MENZIES; KHAWAJA NAZIMUDDIN.
Winston S. Churchill Signed 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Economic Conference Photograph.
London: 1952.
Official black-and-white photograph of the members of the November 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Economic Conference which historically proclaimed Queen, Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth in succession of her late father, George VI. The large black-and-white silver gelatin print is signed on the mount by Nicolaas Havenga (Finance Minister of South Africa), Dudley Senanayake (Prime Minister of Ceylon), Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh (Finance Minister of India), Edgar Whitehead (Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia), Sidney Holland (Prime Minister of New Zealand), Louis St. Laurent (Prime Minister of Canada), Winston S. Churchill, Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia), and Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (Prime Minister of Pakistan). In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 35.5 inches by 25.25 inches.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 137259
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First edition of Carlos Thompson's The Assassination of Winston Churchill; FINELY BOUND BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE
THOMPSON, CARLOS. [SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL].
The Assassination of Winston Churchill.
Buckinghamshire: Colin Smythe 1969.
First edition, signed limited issue of the author’s in-depth investigation into the allegations put forth in Rolf Hochhuth’s ‘Soldiers, An obituary for Geneva’ (1967). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of a limited number of copies signed by the author on the dedication page. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139267