David Irving Archive Lot - Books, Original 1966 Signed Letter & Contemporary Press Cutting - Destruction of Dresden

A cohesive collection of works by and about David Irving, highlighted by an original Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) by Irving dated 16th June 1966, retained within the copy of The Destruction of Dresden to which it directly relates. THE BOOKS The Destruction of Dresden David Irving. Corgi Books, 1966 paperback. Revised edition with new material not previously published. Good condition; clean pages, no inscriptions, slight edge wear. This copy is accompanied by an original ALS from Irving (described below) and a contemporary press cutting. The Mare’s Nest David Irving. Corgi Books, 1966 paperback (priced 6s). Illustrated edition covering the German secret weapons campaign. Good condition; clean pages, no inscriptions, slight edge wear. The Destruction of Convoy PQ.17 David Irving. Corgi Books, 1970 paperback. Illustrated edition. Good condition; clean and crisp pages, slight edge wear and cover creasing. Accompanied by a full-page newspaper article from the Sunday Times, 1 March 1970, headlined “PQ17: How the Decision Was Made” a substantial contemporary piece directly relating to the book’s subject matter. The War Path David Irving. First edition, hardback with dust jacket. Acceptable condition. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, labels and markings. Uprising! One Nation’s Nightmare: Hungary 1956 David Irving. First edition, hardback with dust jacket. Acceptable condition; some wear, marks and colour bleeding from boards onto dust jacket. Göring: A Biography David Irving. Grafton Books, 1991 paperback. Good condition; no unwanted inscriptions. Some price sticker remnants to cover. The Irving Judgment: Mr David Irving v. Penguin Books and Professor Deborah Lipstadt Penguin Books, 2000 paperback. Very good condition; clean and crisp pages, no inscriptions. The Holocaust on Trial: History, Justice and the David Irving Libel Case D.D. Guttenplan. Granta Books, first edition hardback with dust jacket. Very good condition; clean and crisp pages, no inscriptions. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — DAVID IRVING, 16th June 1966 A typed letter signed, on Irving’s personal headed notepaper from his London address at 25 Elgin Mansions, London W.9. Written shortly after Irving’s return from New York, the letter is addressed to R. Kirby evidently a reader who had written to Irving providing research details for The Destruction of Dresden. Irving thanks his correspondent for the material, confirms he has placed the letter in his Dresden research file for use in future editions, and notes with evident pleasure the “glowing tribute” paid to him in the opening paragraph of Kirby’s letter. The letter is signed in ink above the typed name “(David Irving).” Good condition; clean and legible throughout. This is an early letter, predating Irving’s later notoriety, and is of particular interest as it directly documents his ongoing research and correspondence surrounding one of his most significant works. PRESS CUTTINGS Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 7th February 1967 Letter to the Editor headlined “The Churchill Minutes on Dresden,” written by William Kimber, publisher of the original edition of The Destruction of Dresden. The letter discusses the responsibility for the Dresden raid, Churchill’s bombing directives, and cites material incorporated into the paperback edition of Irving’s book after first publication including evidence absent from the official history. Annotated in ink at top: “Daily Telegraph Tues Feb 7 1967.” Retained with the Dresden paperback, to which it directly relates. Sunday Times, 1 March 1970 Full broadsheet page, Focus section, headlined “PQ17: How the Decision Was Made.” A lengthy investigative piece examining the catastrophic fate of Convoy PQ17 in 1942 the subject of Irving’s book of the same name with maps, photographs and detailed analysis. Retained with the PQ.17 paperback.…