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ACCEPTINGWEDDING GIFT
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CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.
Two items, each to Mabel Laski:
Photograph Signed and Inscribed *
Autograph Letter Signed.The photograph,
seated portrait by J. Russell & Sons, show-
ing him as a young man seated at a desk
with hands folded. Inscribed in the image
and the blank lower margin. 4
1
/
2
x3
1
/
4
inches (image), 5
1
/
4
x3
1
/
4
inches overall;
minor crease affecting lower right corner,
minor silvering in dark areas. The letter,
accepting the gift of a carpet. 1 page, 8vo,
“Board of Trade” stationery; horizontal
fold. Each matted together and framed.
Np, nd;“Whitehall Gardens” [London], 29
August 1908
[3,500/5,000]
“
It is v[er]y kind of you indeed to wish to send
me a token of your friendship on this great
occasion in my life. I will accept the carpet with
pleasure . . . .”