BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to Herbert S. Gunn, 1903-1962, editor of the Evening Standard
1944-1952, thanking him for his present, "... an immense advance ... in fact ... the atom bomb of corkscrews", and for "all the praise you have given me during my birthday celebrations", 1 side 4to., Cherkley, Leatherhead, Surrey, 26th May
Item Date:
1949
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52754
£65
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BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to Herbert S. Gunn, 1903-1962, editor of the Evening Standard
1944-1952, saying he will "not bother to write words of praise of the Standard, though I could think of many. But I am a critic ...", hoping that "the leader on the Doctors", which he liked, was passed by the policy committee, Whitehead's advertisement note was financial news, "not up to the standard of the Diary ... Keep an eye on Baxter. His notes of November 16th on the Theatre were hurried ...", while the picture "Smart girl comes to town" does not warrant the caption or the space, and suggesting the series be dropped, he is just back from his place Gunn Point in Nassau, "a lovely spot and as beautiful as your wife" (Olive, m. 1944, formerly a Mail reporter), 1 side 4to., Cromarty, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 26th November no year, circa
Item Date:
1950
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52755
£95
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BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to Herbert S. Gunn, 1903-1962, editor of the Evening Standard
1944-1952, regretting "there is no prospect of seeing me until I come back from the South of France ... But on my return I will talk with you", 1 side 8vo., Cherkley, Leatherhead, Surrey, 8th April
Item Date:
1952
Stock No:
52756
£45
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[BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)]
Fine souvenir booklet of tributes to Lord Beaverbrook,
as presented "by his Colleagues on ... his seventieth birthday", in two parts, the first, anonymous, "to the Old Eagle on the topmost branch", by his staff, and full of good things, "... When he comes upon a piece of news, watch his mind expand - no, explode ! ... It is like Columbus discovering America every day in time for the last edition", the second, "The Warrior: The Gratitude of Nations", recalls what Churchill, Lord Dowding, Averill Harriman, Sir John Sinclair and many others said at the time, Churchill having made Beaverbrook Minister for Aircraft Production, and then Minister of Supply, with "magical" results for the Battle of Britain, opposite each are full page photographs, followed by "The Press on Beaverbrook", 1940-1944, extracts beginning "Lord Beaverbrook's tactic is that of inspired brigandage" (Economist, 30th November 1940), 43 sides 10" x 7½" in blue paper covers bearing his coat of arms, 25th May
Item Date:
1949
Stock No:
52759
£45
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BEAVERBROOK
(Max Aitken, 1879-1964, Newspaper Proprietor & Statesman, from 1917 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to Herbert S. Gunn, 1903-1962, editor of the Daily Express,
saying he is "delighted with the conduct of the Daily Express during the last few days ... a magnificent job", he is proposing an increase to his salary of £250, which he hopes "you will save ... up for Sir John Simon", the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1 side 4to. and original envelope, Cherkley, Leatherhead, Surrey, 30th December
Item Date:
1939
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52753
£75
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