Autograph Collection.- Politicians Letters and cards, late 19th century- first half of 20th century

Group of letters signed by various prominent British and international politicians, comprising: Arthur James Balfour (letter to Rev. Isaac Taylor about some school funding, 13 March 1897); Andrew Bonar Law; R.A. Butler (typed thank-you letter, 14 November 1952); William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (letter to Mr Gardiner, apologising for not having been able to meet him, 2 May 1921); Herbert Morrison (letter to A.H. Sampson, President of the Union Society, Cambridge, regarding an article on his travelling expenses, 17 November 1952); William Ewart Gladstone; Tim Healy (card saying "I have no gift for after-dinner speaking and I would travel far to avoid a meal followed by such a digestive. I dodge dinners with some success", 4 December 1911); Keir Hardie ("It is not the case that the reason why we did not run a candidate for Birkenhead at the recent byelection was because we approved of the official Liberal candidate or because he was acceptable to the L.P....the reasons were purely financial", 19 January 1895); Violet Bonham-carter (letter to Mr Gardiner, regarding a "light allusion" to him in some letters that had been published "I know so well the stab of cold print - which we would never feel at the spoken word", 4 December 1933); Lord Denning (signed card); Edward Heath (signed card); Hugh Gaitskell (letter to George Brown, saying "The great battle has now begun. Much, very much depends upon its outcome. As Labour candidate you are the leader and standard bearer of our cause in our constituency. Television, Radio, Press reports and other forms of national publicity are important. But the lection will be fought and won in the constituencies - on the doorstep", loss an tear to the left hand-side of the letter, n.d. [1963]); also including: Yitshak Ben Zvi (signed photograph); Abba Eban (signed photograph); Itzhak Rabin (signed photograph); v.s. (16)

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