HAROLD WILSON

HAROLD WILSON, BARON WILSON OF RIEVAULX (1916-1995) A GROUP OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, CHRISTMAS CARDS AND A PREENTTION COPY SIGNED OF WILSON'S NEW DEAL FOR COAL, HIS FIRST BOOK 1945 to a family friend John William Hirst (1885-1969) of Upholland Wigan, Lancashirea. als, two sides, House of Commons, 2 August 1945 "I took my seat yesterday & all is very exciting…" and envelopeb. signed presentation copy of Wilson's New Deal for Coal, ffe inscribed "to John W Hirst Esq with the Author's compliments and best wishes Harold Wilson General Election 1945, black cloth, 1945c. tls, one side, House of Commons, 28 March 1963 and enveloped. tls, one side 10 Downing Street 16 January 1967 and envelopee. als, two sides 10 Downing Street, 3 September 1969 (to Miss E M Hirst, daughter "I remember the last time we met…. & we rode together in the car - that was the day I had to cry off to Aberfan" and envelopef. tls one side 10 Downing Street, 31 July 1975 to Miss E M Hirst with envelopeg. tls one side House of Lords, 9 May 1991 to the same with envelopeh. tls one side House of Lords, 25 March 1991 endorsed CONFIDENTIAL to the same with envelopei. ten Christmas cards, House of Commons and 10 Downing St including two signed Gladys and Harold Wilson and one unsigned Christmas cardj. four black and white postcard format photographs of Harold Wilson and J W Hirst together,j. other items including an als from Harold Wilson's father to J W Hirst 1966 and envelope, letters from Mary Wilson to Miss E M Hirst, a signed copy of her book Selected Poems and a press cutting Sunday Telegraph 23 October 1966 in which J W Hirst writes that "I used to take Harold for walks when I was his neighbour….. and he used to tell me what he wanted to be when he grew up. He once told me he wanted to be an undertaker."Provenance: The recipient J W Hirst; thence by descent to the present vendor.