30th Sep, 2025 15:00

Bulldog Spirit: The Churchill Sale
 
Lot 331
 

Churchill (Winston Spencer)
Savrola. Inscribed. New York, 1956

Savrola. A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania, annotated ‘Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill for Albert Mcleery 22 Oct. 1956’ original red and blue cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, slight damp stain to upper fore-edge and covers, 3 small pin-prick holes to upper board, housed in cloth chemise and full morocco slipcase gilt decorated, [Woods A3(c)], Random House, New York, 1956

***Second American Edition, with new foreword by the Author.
Albert McCleery, American producer and friend of Churchill’s actress daughter Sarah worked on the NBC Matinee Theater, "Savrola" (Nov 15. 1956). This production was due to be premiered on October 31st but was pushed back to November 15th due to rewrites by WSC. It could also be because he had a stroke whilst on holiday on October 20th.

Sold for £2,520

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