GARDINER, George.
Margaret Thatcher: From Childhood to Leadership.
London: William Kimber , 1975.
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First edition of Margaret Thatcher: From Childhood to Leadership; signed by Margaret Thatcher and George Gardiner
First edition of Gardiner's revealing biography of "The Iron Lady." Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Margaret Thatcher and George Gardiner on the front free endpaper. Additionally inscribed by Margaret Thatcher on a black and white photograph adhered to the pastedown, "Yours sincerely Margaret Thatcher." Large armorial bookplate of M. Bernard Thorold to the signed front free endpaper. Typed letter signed by George Gardiner tipped in at rear. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Witherington.
In Margaret Thatcher: From Childhood to Leadership, George Gardiner vividly describes Margaret Thatcher's childhood in Grantham, the values she acquired from her parents and her life as an undergraduate, her early election battles, her family life and first years in Parliament, and assesses her achievements as Education Secretary in the 1970-74 Government. He concludes by describing the declining months of Edward Heath's leadership, the steps which led to Thatcher's election in his place, and gives a revealing inside account of the 1975 Tory leadership battle.
Margaret Thatcher: From Childhood to Leadership.
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