"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
King George VI. The Prime Minister's Broadcast.
London: The Times and the British Broadcasting Corporation, Thursday 7th February 1952. [Speech] RARE PAMPHLET, FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.4. Lightly handled; near fine condition. First printing of Prime Minister's tribute speech, on the death of The King and introducing Queen Elizabeth II, broadcast on national radio, February 7th 1952. The speech was reprinted the following week in 'The Listener' and subsequently collected in 'Stemming The Tide' volume of post-war speeches. Item #69599
Woods C509, Cohen A264, also E194a.
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