Description
First edition of In Defence of Freedom, signed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Octavo, [6], 150pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. The first impression, with no additional printings noted. Internally clean. In the publisher’s dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, sunning to the spine, bright illustrations. Introduced by Ronald Butt, with a foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Home of the Hirsel, KT.
This copy is signed by Margaret Thatcher on the second free endpaper.
In Defence of Freedom includes Thatcher’s public speeches on foreign affairs during her time as the conservative leader. It presents her views on Britain’s place in the world, the Cold War, relations with the United States and Europe, Soviet power, national sovereignty, defense policy, and the political case for free institutions against socialism and authoritarianism.
