Margaret Thatchers words: "I wanted to write one more book -- and I wanted it to be about the future. In this age of spin-doctors and sound bites, the ever present danger is that leaders will follow fashion and not their instincts and beliefs. That was not how the West won the Cold War, not how we created the basis for today's freedom and prosperity. If we wish to make our achievements secure for our children and grandchildren, the West must stay vigilant and strong. In this book it will be my purpose to show that it can -- and must- be done."
Early in 2003 Lady Thatcher kindly agreed to sign a very limited number of Statecraft books.
Lady Thatcher personally signed these Statecraft books at her London office.
We managed to obtain those books and now we have them available for purchase.
We originally purchased these hand signed books through Politico's Bookstore which was originally located at 8 Artillery Row, Westminster, London, SW1P 1RZ, very near to the Houses of Commons.
The Harper Collins boxes with the books inside were delivered to Lady Thatchers London Office where she signed each book, then after a period they were delivered back to Politico's and then sent to Mr Johnson.
Below you will see the boxes the books arrived in and also there are letters and receipts for the books.
All the books have been handled by Lady Thatcher and are in the condition they were when delivered to Mr Johnson in 2003.
We have a very limited number available and once they have sold we will not be able to acquire anymore as Lady Thatcher very rarely signs items now.
Iain Dale who was the owner of Politicos bookstore is a very well respected gentleman in the world of politics and you can find more information about him on this website.
His customer services manager at Politico's was Aileen Butler and she wrote some letters explaining the details of how Lady Thatcher signed these books.
The price for each signed Statecraft thick paperback book is £130 GBP-Pounds Sterling with free worldwide delivery fully insured.
Please note: we have more that one of these signed books, we have photographed one below, but they are all very similar.