Typed Letter, Signed ("Beaverbrook"), to Alfred Eisenstaedt, acknowledging a "beautiful book of photographs
- SIGNED One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo
- Waldorf-Astoria, New York , 1951
Waldorf-Astoria, New York, 1951. One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo. Wrinkle, else fine. One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo. Canadian-born Beaverbrook (1879-1964) made his fortune from Canadian cement mills. He moved to England and became a Conservative MP the following year. During WWI he was Minister of Information and bought a controlling interest in the Daily Mail. He was raised to the peerage in 1918.
Here he acknowledges a "beautiful book of photographs. This is the most splendid collection in my possession ... My friends shall get to know the contents and to admire the brilliant work and spacious conception of my friend, the photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt".
Here he acknowledges a "beautiful book of photographs. This is the most splendid collection in my possession ... My friends shall get to know the contents and to admire the brilliant work and spacious conception of my friend, the photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt".
Details
Title
Typed Letter, Signed ("Beaverbrook"), to Alfred Eisenstaedt, acknowledging a "beautiful book of photographs
Author
Beaverbrook, Lord (William Maxwell Aitken)
Binding
One sheet, signed in ink. 1 vols. 8vo
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Waldorf-Astoria, New York
Date
1951