Lot 69
Churchill, Sir Winston S. (1874-1965)
Inscribed copy of Maurice Maeterlink's The Life of the White Ant
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1929. Inscribed by Churchill ‘To Lady Cross, from Winston S. Churchill, 30th May 1941’ on the initial blank in black ink, 8vo, 213 pp., original green cloth, frontispiece
Footnote
The recipient is likely to have been Lady Louise Cross, wife of Sir Ronald Cross, Conservative politician, who had been sacked as minister for shipping in Churchill's coalition government on 1st May 1941, a few weeks before the date in the inscription. Churchill is reported to have cited The Life of the White Ant as an illustration of the evils of socialism.