A 5 May 1949 typed memorandum initialed

by Winston S. Churchill to his indispensible literary assistant, William Deakin, requesting specific editorial input

$2,600 · Offered by Churchill Book Collector

1949. Letter. This typed 1949 memorandum initialed by Winston S. Churchill to his literary assistant William Deakin concerns editing of the third volume of Churchill’s Second World War memoirs, testifying to both the indispensability of Deakin and the detailed, granular diligence Churchill applied to his writing. This Memorandum is specifically referenced and quoted in Churchill’s official biography Gilbert, Vol. VIII, p.474 .The memorandum, typed on the recto of a

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