Lot 119
Churchill, Winston S. - ALS to William Randolph Hearst (1874-1965) British statesman who led England through World War II, serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Autograph letter signed "Winston S. Churchill," one page, on "Chartwell, Westerham, Kent" letterhead, 8 x 5", Mar. 20, 1934. To Mr. (William Randolph) Hearst, whom he had met in 1929 while travelling in California, regarding Churchill's biography of his ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: "I am v[er]y glad that you take an interest in my book about Marlborough. I sh[oul]d like you to have a copy of the Limited Edition of wh[ich] I have one or two. & I hope it may find a place in y[ou]r Library at the famous ranch, of which I have such pleasant, vivid & all too scanty memories. With all good wishes…." Fine condition.
In a Sept. 29, 1929 letter written to his wife, Clementine, as he traveled across California in a railway car belonging to Charles Schwab, meeting various Hollywood personalities, Churchill described Hearst: " Hearst was most interesting to meet… - a grave simple child - with no doubt a nasty temper - playing with the most costly toys. A vast income always overspent: Ceaseless building & collecting not vy discriminatingly works of art: two magnificent establishments, two charming wives; complete indifference to public opinion, a strong liberal & democratic outlook, a 15 million daily circulation, oriental hospitalities, extreme personal courtesy (to us at any rate) & the appearance of a Quaker elder - or perhaps better Mormon elder…". Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Ex The Wolfe Family Trust Collection.
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