CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Churchill. The River War....

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Churchill. The River War. Signed and Inscribed, only volume 2 present. The letter, to Eva Purdy Thomson ("My dear Eva"), agreeing to visit her after the lecture and inscribe books for her. 1 page, 8vo, personal stationery, with integral blank; faint scattered soiling. The book, "Yours v'y truly," on the half-title. 8vo, publisher's cloth, markedly dampstained; all leaves including signature page slightly cockled and moderately dampstained, hinges cracked, faint scattered foxing throughout, Eva Purdy Thomson's blind stamp on page 405. New York, 31 January 1901; London, 1899; inscriptions: [New York, 1901]

Estimate $2,500 - 3,500

13 January 1901: "The first sentence of your letter is beyond my feeble brain.
"Of course I will inscribe the books . . . . I will come round to your box tonight after the lecture and I think it very loyal of you to come to listen a second time."

Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $4,500