Churchill (Winston Spencer)
Lord Randolph Churchill, First edition, inscribed. & Als letter, 1906

2 vol., first edition, inscribed and signed in both volumes by the author, Vol 1. To David Thomason and best wishes from Winston S. Churchill. 17 Nov 1906, Vol. II. Winston S. Churchill 17 Nov. 1906, together with a 2pp Als and envelope to Mrs Eva Thomson from WSC, [letter in a secretarial hand, original cloth, small mark to upper board of vol 1., spines slightly mottled, occasional blind stamp of Thomson’s “Nepahwin” estate in both volumes, full morocco clamshell boxes, gilt, [Woods A8(a)], 8vo., 1906


***Eva Purdy Thomson was Churchill’s American cousin, and David was her husband. The books were signed for him and received just a few weeks after being signed by Churchill. The Als is on blind-stamped Colonial Office paper, a polite note hoping that the books arrived safely and that she should come to his new house for lunch; dated Nov. 17th. 1906.