Winston Churchill
British statesman, 1874-1965
Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer (as Winston S. Churchill), and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. His steadfast refusal to consider surrender helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the war when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler.
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britischer Staatsmann und Nobelpreisträger (1874-1965). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. ohne Ort. Gr.-8vo. 1 p. Doppelblatt. Blindgepr. Wappen und Adresse „Board of Trade“. Faltspuren.
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As President of the Board of Trade to Mr. Coates. „I was unable to answer your letter of Dec.15th sooner, as the appointment to the Comptrollership of Patents, on which the possibility of my offering a post in the Patent Office to Mr Buchnill defended, had not been decided upon. I am sorry to say that the appointment […] which will be announced on Monday will not give rise to any vacancy for which Mr Buchnill could be considered […]“.
Staatsmann und Literaturnobelpreisträger (1874-1965). Autograph letter signed. Tring Park, Tring. 8vo. 1 1/2 pp.
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To Mr. Strong. He asks him to enlighten him on the year 1816: „Can you guide me in regard to the year 1816. The Great War was over, Castlereagh wanted to maintain the war tax, and he spoke of the ignorant impatience of taxation, but the left strongly opposed this policy and instead obtained significant reductions. He would like to have more information on this matter and asks Strong to assist him with his encyclopedias and his knowledge. […]“
British Prime Minister (1874-1965). Autograph letter signed „Winston Churchill“. 12 Gladom Gardens South Kensington London. 8vo. 2 pp. Biofolium.
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To S. Whittaker, discussing the appointment of magistrates in Oldham and asking: „I have received and thank you for your letter, but it does not tell me all I want to know. Before I ask Lord James to appoint more magistrates I must be properly supplied with information. How many magistrates are there in Oldham? Why more magistrates should be appointed? as for instance the straggling nature of the Borough - and any other circumstance that would justify the increase. When I have this I will communicate with Lord James. Also I must have a list of magistrates recommended, among whom, there should be a least one Radical. […]“
British Prime Minister (1874-1965). Autograph letter signed „Winston“. „S.S. Victoria on the Nile“. 8vo. 4 pp. Biofolium. Printed address „105, Mount Street, W.“. Slightly browned.
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To his cousin Ivor Churchill [Guest, later 1st Victome of Wimborne]. Churchill is rather put out to see that Guest does not in fact propose to ask any of the questions, but this is banished in his delight at seeing that his bête noire St John Brodrick, the secretary for war, has 'been compelled to withdraw his proposals about the Yeomanry. It is satisfactory to have drawn first blood'. The letter concludes with an intriguing invitation to Guest to join him in Paris, where he will stop on the way home, and where he is keen to pursue a curious-sounding assignation: 'I cannot remember the address of Sunny's friend, & I shall feel inclined to pay her a visit, so will you write without fail a discreet letter ...
with the necessary information' ['Sunny' is their cousin the 9th Duke of Marlborough, the nickname drawn from his secondary title as Earl of Sunderland]..
British Prime Minister (1874-1965). Autograph letter signed. 'At Sea. Near Alexandria'. 8vo. 1 p. Age toned.
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To his cousin Ivor Churchill [Guest, later 1st Victome of Wimborne]. Churchill writes in November with a list of questions [not present] he wishes to have answered, instructing his cousin to 'Unload them gently upon the W[ar] Office', asking the questions on a single subject on different days in order to detect 'discrepancy & lying'.
American writer (1871-1947). Autograph letter signed. Juniper Hill,
Beverly Farms, Mass. 8vo. 1 p. and 4to. 2/3 p. Age toned.
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To Mr. Brady: „[…] I have just read the review in the Boston Buyers with emotion. I thank you for it most heartily. I feel that I cannot say more. But I hope that I shall have the pleasure of meeting you very soon. The enclosed has given me a piece of news to make me happier than that concerning the Naval Academy Dinner about you, who share my love for the old school and admiration for its officers can appreciate this. […]“ Winston Churchill (1871–1947) war ein der mit seinen historischen Romanen in den frühen 1900er Jahren große Erfolge feierte.
Seine Werke, wie "Richard Carvel" (1899) und "The Crisis" (1901), behandelten oft patriotische Themen und historische Ereignisse der USA. Churchill genoss zu seiner Zeit immense Popularität und war einer der meistgelesenen Autoren seiner Generation. Trotz seines Namens ist er nicht mit dem britischen Premierminister Winston Churchill verwandt, mit dem er oft verwechselt wird..
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Winston Churchill (1874–1965), Staatsmann. Menükarte mit e. U. Potsdam, 20. Juli 1945. 1 S. 8°. Mit einer Beilage (s. u.). – Menükarte der britischen Delegation während der Potsdamer Konferenz; beiliegend eine weitere Menükarte vom Tag darauf mit e. U. von neun weiteren Mitgliedern der britischen Delegation. – Beide Bll. auf Briefpapier mit rot gedr. britischem Wappen und mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
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