19th Jan, 2019 10:00
Fine Art, Antiques, Jewellery & Toys
Cassell "Secret Session Speeches" by Winston Churchill, signed by Churchill the book gifted to WWII veteran Max Hausdorff, who worked as a spy for the allies in Lugano, Switzerland, to include a single sided letter to Hausdorff from Churchill dated 1946 on paper embossed with the House of Commons mark, 'It has given me great pleasure to receive your kind message at this Christmas tide. Thank you so much, Winston Churchill', along with another typed letter, dated March 5th 1948 from Churchill's Honorary Secretary, 'Dear Sir, I am writing on behalf of Mr. Churchill to acknowledge your letter of the second of February. Mr Churchill regrets that his latest book is not yet published. Instead he is sending you herewith a copy of his "Secret Session Speeches" endorsed by himself". The annotated notes within the book appear to be facsimiles from the original document. Â Provenance: the book and letter was given to the vendor's father by Hausedorff.
Sold for £700
Cassell "Secret Session Speeches" by Winston Churchill, signed by Churchill the book gifted to WWII veteran Max Hausdorff, who worked as a spy for the allies in Lugano, Switzerland, to include a single sided letter to Hausdorff from Churchill dated 1946 on paper embossed with the House of Commons mark, 'It has given me great pleasure to receive your kind message at this Christmas tide. Thank you so much, Winston Churchill', along with another typed letter, dated March 5th 1948 from Churchill's Honorary Secretary, 'Dear Sir, I am writing on behalf of Mr. Churchill to acknowledge your letter of the second of February. Mr Churchill regrets that his latest book is not yet published. Instead he is sending you herewith a copy of his "Secret Session Speeches" endorsed by himself". The annotated notes within the book appear to be facsimiles from the original document. Â Provenance: the book and letter was given to the vendor's father by Hausedorff.
