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2019      ''A Man's Life'' by Jack Lawson M.P. (a 1946   2027      A 1941 copy of Punch volume CC, published
                     reprint of The Black Jacket edition printed by        at The Office, 10 Bouverie Street, London,
                     Hodder & Stoughton) with a hand written               front page dedication for appreciation for a
                     dedication to George Thomas M.P. dated July           speech by Mr Speaker at the Press Gallery
                     18th 1946, along with a 2003 copy of ''Pride          Centenary Dinner 1981, signed by Anthony
                     and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen.                       Looch Daily Telegraph.
           2020      ''Clementine Churchill - The Biography of a   2028      A signed copy of ''Labour Is My Faith'' by James
                     Marriage'' by her daughter Mary Soames,               Clunie printed by A. Romanes & Son Ltd.,
                     published by Houghton Mifflin 1979, inscribed         along with ''The Voice of Labour'' by the same
                     by the author Mary Soames 1984, along with a          author, and dedicated to George Thomas
                     1974 copy of ''Churchill - A Photographic             dated 21st July 1959.
                     Portrait'' by Martin Gilbert, inscribed on   2029      A First Edition, published in 1976 by Faber and
                     opening page to Mr Speaker Thomas by                  Faber Ltd. titled ''The Making of Lloyd George''',
                     Winston S. Churchill Christmas 1976.                  signed by the author W.R.P. George along with
           2021      A First Edition copy of ''Defending The West''        a letter from the author to Viscount
                     by Winston S. Churchill, published by Temple          Tonypandy.
                     Smith of London, inscribed for The Right    2030      A First Edition copy of ''The Cockleshell
                     Honorable George Thomas Speaker of The                Heroes'' by C.E. Lucas Phillips OBE, MC with
                     House of Commons, signed by the author and            the co-operation of Lieutenant-Colonel H.G.
                     dated Christmas 1981.                                 Hasler DSO,OBE, R.H, Forward by Admiral The
                                                                           Earl Mountbatten of Burma, with dedication to
           2022      A Political Autobiography titled ''Friends Not        Mr G. Thomas M.P. in memory of Our Only
                     Masters'' by the then president of Pakistan           Dear Daughter Heather and her Sweetheart
                     Mohammed Ayub Khan printed by Hazell                  Robert Ewart and All the Boys of The
                     Watson and Viney Ltd. for Oxford University           Cockleshell Heroes from W. Powell, along with
                     Press 1967, dedicated to George Thomas and            a paper cutting from December 11th 1956.
                     signed by the author 24.11.1967.
           2023      ''Cats in the News'' by Martyn Lewis, along with   2031      A sixth printing copy of '''Moon Tiger'' signed by
                     a First Edition copy of ''Tears and Smiles  -The      the author Penelope Lively, and a sixth
                     Hospice Handbook'', foreword by HRH The               impression copy of ''George an Early
                     Duchess of Kent, both dedicated to George             Autobiography'' by Emlyn Williams with
                     and signed by the author Martyn Lewis.                dedication to Speaker George Thomas.
           2024      A First Edition copy of ''Twenty Four Hours at   2032      A 1957 copy of ''Determined To Live'' by Brian
                     No. 4 Grosvenor Square'' by a Diplomat                Hession, signed and dedicated to George
                     Roberto Ducci with a dedication to Mr Speaker         Thomas, along with ''Fragments of a Life'', by
                     The Right Honorable George Thomas from the            Moelwyn Merchant, First Impression June
                     author Roberto Ducci Ambassador of Italy.             1990 dedicated to George from Moelwyn,
                                                                           along with a handwritten letter to George
           2025      A First Impression May 1980 of ''The                  (Thomas M.P.).
                     Unconquerable Spirit Vignettes of Jewish    2033      A 1997 copy of ''Without Benefit of Laundry'',
                     Religious Spirit The Nazis Could Not Destroy'',       signed by the author John Peyton and
                     compiled by Simon Zuker published by Zachor           dedicated to George (George Thomas M.P.),
                     Institute, dedicated to Spencer George                along with a hardback copy of ''Top Hat and
                     Thomas, along with a 1988 copy of ''Children          Tails - The Story of Jack Buchanan'' by Michael
                     Enslaved'' by Roger Sawyer dedicated to               Marshall with foreword by Fred Astaire,
                     Viscount Tonypandy, signed by the author              dedicated and signed to Mr Speaker.
                     dated 23.06.1988.
                                                                 2034      A new and revised 1975 edition of ''An Heraldic
           2026      A signed Edition of ''Nuremberg - A Personal          Alphabet'' by J.P. Brooke-Little, dedicated to
                     Record of The Trial of The Major Nazi War             Mr Speaker Thomas from the author, along
                     Criminals in 1945-6'', by Airey Neave,                with a hardback copy of ''Furniture a Concise
                     dedicated to Mr Speaker and signed by the             History'' by Edward Lucie-Smith, with a
                     author.                                               dedication to Mr Speaker, by the Artist of the
                                                                           Chair on the front cover John Makepeace.








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