The Downing Street Years; The Path to Power.

THATCHER, Margaret.

Item Number: 144922

London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993-1995.

First editions of Thatcher’s best-selling memoir and its sequel. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, illustrated. The Downing Street Years is signed by Margaret Thatcher on a bookplate laid down on half-title page. The Path to Power is signed by Margaret Thatcher on the title page. Both volumes are near fine in near fine dust jackets.

The appearance of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs was one of the most eagerly anticipated publishing events of the early 1990s. In the Downing Street Years, Margaret Thatcher gave her own account of her prime ministership from 1979 to 1990, revealing with candor her astonishing determination and tenacity. That book justly became a best-seller all over the world. In The Path to Power, Thatcher wrote for the first time about her personal life, about the formation of her character and values, and about the training experiences that led to her 1979 victory.