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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 14th December 2013 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Midland Viewing: Only in the week prior at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre Day of Auction from 9am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 7 | |||
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| WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American Pop Artist. Signed folio edition of Interview magazine, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1977, published by Andy Warhol. The colour front cover image, designed and painted by Richard Bernstein, depicts Mick Jagger with a printed caption to the inside, 'Mick Jagger proves he's the best Santa ever by bringing our readers the best presents ever: Iman and Paul von Ravenstein....' Signed ('Andy Warhol') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the front cover. The front cover is neatly detached, with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges, not affecting the signature. Some light overall age wear, G £200 - 300 |
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| GILBERT & GEORGE: Gilbert Proesch (1943- ) & George Passmore (1942- ) Italian & English Artists, a collaborative duo known as Gilbert & George. A set of six 11.5 x 16.5 colour posters, each being reproductions of Gilbert & George's artwork entitled Tears, Eight, Bloodheads, Seen, Boot and Attacked, all individually signed by the artists in bold pink ink to the lower white borders. Contained in the original presentation folder, published by Brockhampton Press, London, 1996. VG to EX £100 - 120 |
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| HIRST DAMIEN: (1965- ) English Artist. A printed 4to official programme for the World Snooker Masters tournament at Wembley Arena, 10th - 17th January 2010, signed to an inside page (featuring an image and biography of Hirst's friend Ronnie O'Sullivan) by Hirst in bold black ink, adding an original pen and ink sketch of a shark in his hand beneath his signature. The page is also signed in black ink by Ronnie O'Sullivan with his name alone and the programme also features seven other signatures by various snooker players participating in the tournament including Stephen Maguire, Mark Selby and Peter Ebdon, each to inside pages featuring their image and printed biographies, and a further four to the front cover of the programme (each neatly annotated in ink by the collector beneath the signatures). VG £300 - 400 |
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| ARTISTS: Edward Ruscha (1937- ) American Artist associated with the Pop Art movement. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Ruscha in a head and shoulders pose in front of a shop window featuring a neon sign. Signed with his name alone in black ink to the lower white border; Cy Twombly (1928-2011) American Artist. Signed colour 4 x 6 postcard, being an image of one of Twombly's untitled works from 2002. Signed by the artist with his name alone in blue ink to a clear area at the base of the image. EX, 2 £80 - 100 |
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| SCULPTORS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, a few A.Ls.S. etc., by various sculptors including Henry Moore, Reg Butler, William Reid Dick (3), Georg Ehrlich, George Frampton, Charles Sargeant Jagger, Gilbert Ledward etc. Generally VG, 12 £60 - 80 |
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| ARTISTS: Selection of signed cards, pieces, signed colour postcard reproductions of artwork (some signed to the versos) etc., by various artists, painters and sculptors including Edward Bawden, John Ward, Alfred Wainwright, Craigie Aitchison, David Shepherd, Anthony Eyton, Patrick George, Beryl Cook, Gervase Phinn, Peter Scott, John Nash, Yousuf Karsh, John Bratby, Bernard Dunstan, Norman Hepple, Paul Neagu, Howard Hodgkin, Ruskin Spear, Patrick Heron, Franta Belsky, Tom Phillips, Michael Rothenstein etc. Some duplication. Generally VG, 55 £100 - 120 |
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| ARTISTS: Small selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various artists, painters, architects etc., comprising Waldo Peirce (referring to a copy of Unser Kent), Moses Soyer, James Johnston Sweeney (T.L.S. to Alexander Calder, returning a typed manuscript of an article which he has edited with holograph corrections), Peter Blume, Pietro Belluschi (2), Richard Diebenkorn and Bernard Berenson. Some of the letters are written to the photographers Pach Bros. concerning sittings and portraits. G to VG, 9 £100 - 150 |
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| ARTISTS: Selection of autograph statements signed by various artists and painters, mainly French, each one page, folio, 1930, comprising Francisque Poulbot (charming original colour crayon drawing of a young boy with a rifle over one shoulder and a sword and cannon at his feet, writing Down With War on the wall before him), Maurice Denis (in part 'Peace must be deserved....Man is driven by passion, not by what is good for him; and the passion for killing, as we see daily, is not about to disappear. In order to ensure world peace, in order to render it less precarious, or war less barbarous at least, let us return to Christianity....Soldiers shall have done more than bankers or politicians for the spirit of sacrifice to replace vile passions. Peace be in thy strength: in strength, and in moral strength.'), Moise Kisling, Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, Georges Goursat ('SEM'; in part, 'A child born in 1914 said to its mother four years later, hearing the thunder of the armistice cannon: "Mama, will the peace last long?..." That child was right. Peace is a precarious state and bodes no good....') and Kees van Dongen (in full 'Alas, we must make war to have peace'). Some light age wear, G to VG, 6 £100 - 120 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others. |
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| ARTISTS: Selection of vintage signed 11 x 15.5 photographs by various artists, painters and sculptors etc., mainly American, comprising Balcomb Greene, Joseph Hirsch, Stuyvesant Van Veen, Walter Stuempfig, Jean De Marco, Leonid Afremov, Paul Rudolph, Seymour Lipton, George Rickey and William Thon. All of the photographs are by Pach Bros of New York and bear their stamp to the lower mounts. A little, extremely light age wear, generally VG, 10 £100 - 150 |
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| ARTISTS: Selection of vintage signed 11 x 15.5 photographs by various artists, painters and sculptors etc., mainly American, comprising Wolf Kahn, Lennart Anderson, John Koch, Robert Laurent, Jean De Marco, George L. K. Morris, Tony Smith, Dorothea Greenbaum and Henry N. Cobb. All of the photographs are by Pach Bros of New York and most their stamp to the lower mounts. A little, extremely light age wear, generally VG, 9 £100 - 150 |
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| SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) British Artist and Satirical Cartoonist. An excellent original black pen and ink drawing by Searle, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. The artist has drawn a head and shoulders study of military officer, wearing his cap and uniform, the lapel of which features the initials VR. Signed by Searle in bold black ink with his name alone at the base of the drawing. Some extremely minor, light foxing, VG £200 - 300 The drawing most likely dates from around 1939-45 when Searle was held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese. |
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| SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) British Artist and Satirical Cartoonist. A.L.S., Ronald, two pages, 4to, Paris, 21st June 1975, to Nicolas Bentley ('Dear Nick'). Searle states that he was delighted to hear from his friend and remarks 'I don't know a thing about the OMNIBUS film & haven't seen it....So it was marvellous to have a spontaneous reaction like that from you & to know that you didn't consider it a waste of time to have chatted out once and for all some of those thoughts that go round in the head - but are usually kept out of sight. I must confess I hesitated over the idea for a long time because I much prefer to remain a private person. People call it 'secretive'. But it is not. I'm all for cutting out the inessentials & getting some peace & quiet.' Searle continues to refer to his wife's illness and further adds 'By the way - she is a great detective fiction buff. A couple of weeks ago she tracked down a first edition of Trent's Last Case through a second hand bookseller & she asked me to tell you how much she enjoyed Floating Dutchman. Now she is chasing your others as it made her thirst to read more. She combs almost every second hand bookseller's catalogue in GB. Her form of regular treasure hunting.', also commenting on his own work, 'I get tired too easily now. I work more tranquilly now - & the work may be better for it. But noise drives me mad & I am obviously showing signs of wear.' In concluding Searle reflects 'And why didn't they knight you instead of the amateur Lancaster? Shaming I thought, that the only signs of recognition to the profession - apart from Low on his deathbed - in the last 20 years, should be Giles & Osbert. Or do they only read the Daily Express? Pathetic.' A letter of interesting content. Some very slight creasing and a few minor, small tears to the edges, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £80 - 100 Nicolas Bentley (1907-1978) British Author and Illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. His father, Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) was the author of the detective novel Trent's Last Case (1913). |
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| RYAN JOHN: (1921-2009) British Animator & Cartoonist, creator of Captain Pugwash. Two original pen and ink Lettice Leefe cartoon strips drawn by John Ryan, each on 13 x 8.5 art boards. The cartoon strips consist of five and six panels each, most featuring Lettice Leefe - the Greenest Girl in School. With various ink and pencil annotations etc. in the white margins indicating that the cartoons appeared in Princess magazine, 21st November 1964 and 27th March 1965. A few minor knocks to the corners, otherwise VG, 2 £100 - 120 |
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HARGREAVES ROGER: (1935-1988) English Author & Illustrator of Children's books. An original five panel piece of colour artwork (10 x 9.5) by Hargreaves, unsigned, each of the panels featuring various characters, mainly Little Miss Magic and Mr. Nosey. Various ink annotations and stamps in the borders indicate that the artwork was published in Jack & Jill magazine on 5th September 1984. VG £80 - 100The Grinch who Stole Christmas! |
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| ROSS VIRGIL: (1907-1996) American Artist & Cartoonist. An excellent original signed coloured pencil drawing of The Grinch by Virgil Ross on a 9.5 x 12 sheet of white paper, the image depicting the character standing in a three quarter length pose with his hands on his hips wearing a Santa Claus outfit. Signed by Ross in bold pencil with his name alone to a clear area at the base. Matted in black and grey and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 16 x 19. EX £300 - 400 The Grinch first appeared as the antihero of the children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957) by Dr. Seuss. The Grinch has since become an icon of the Christmas holidays period, despite the character's hatred of the season. |
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| ROSSETTI CHRISTINA: (1830-1894) English Poet, author of the words of the Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter. Brief A.L.S., Miss Christina G. Rossetti, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Euston Square, n.d. ('Tuesday morning'), to Sophia F. A. Caulfield. Rossetti acknowledges her correspondent's gift of Avenele. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by a portion of the original envelope hand addressed by Rossetti (laid down). About VG £100 - 150 |
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| AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) Anglo-American Poet. T.L.S., W. H. Auden, one page, 8vo, Kirchstetten, Austria, 4th September 1972, to a gentleman. Auden informs his correspondent that the Cavafy volume has arrived and continues 'I had imagined it would be a collection of hitherto unpublished poems. Since I wrote an introduction to Rae Dalven's translations, I obviously cant review it. I'm so sorry.' Some very light creasing, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933) Greek Poet. The Complete Poems of Cavafy, translated by Dalven was first published in New York in 1961. Auden is buried in Kirchstetten. |
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| BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) English Poet Laureate. A.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 4to, London, 18th February 1973, to Mrs. Matthews. In a hastily written letter Betjeman thanks his correspondent for her letter about oils and adds that he likes one entitled Dartmoor, further apologising for his brevity and remarking that he does not have a secretary at present. Together with Andrew Motion (1952- ) English Poet Laureate. Signed printed 4to souvenir copy of a poem entitled The Letter. Signed in blue ink with his name alone at the base. G to VG, 2 £80 - 100 |
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| DODGSON C. L.: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English Author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. A.L.S., with his entwined initials C L D, one page, oblong 8vo, Ch[rist] Ch[urch], 17th March n.y. (1897), to 'My dear Ursula' (his young friend Ursula Mallam). Uncharacteristically penned in dark fountain pen ink, and not his usual violet ink, Dodgson writes, in full, 'Please tell your mother I'll meet the Tram at 6-15 at Carfax on Tuesday: &, if that fails, I'll be there at 6-30 also; & again at 6-45. May I fetch you for tea next Saturday? I wd. come at abt. 3. Your loving friend…' Accompanied by an original unsigned pencil drawing by Dodgson, on a slim 8vo piece (with partial printed text to the verso relating to a consecrated burial ground), the image showing a young man standing in a full length pose, with his legs set apart, wearing a hat and with a somewhat astonished expression on his face. Annotated beneath in pencil by Ursula Mallam, in later years, 'This was drawn by "Lewis Carroll"'. A rare, interesting and desirable pair. Some light age wear and a few minor creases to the drawing, G to generally VG, 2 £1500 - 2000 Ursula Mallam (1886-1977) Daughter of James Thomas Mallam, an Oxford estate agent and auctioneer, and his wife Alice. The present letter is unpublished, however The Letters of Lewis Carroll, ed. Morton N. Cohen, Vol.II, pages 1114-1116, provide some interesting background to the letter and drawing. Although not meeting Dodgson on the day specified in the present letter, Ursula Mallam had had tea with the writer and his nieces a few weeks earlier, on 27th February, and later recounted the occasion in a letter to Cohen stating, in part, '[Dodgson] invited me to tea in his rooms at Christ Church. He came to fetch me on the appointed day and during the walk to Christ Church he talked about the Alice books….after tea we played writing games….all of it very noisy. A little later he came to tea with us and the games afterwards were much the same sort and included drawing pictures [quite possibly including the present drawing]. Shortly afterwards we left Oxford and I regret that I never met him again.' |
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| DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English Novelist. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('Charles Dickens') on a small piece, most likely clipped from the base of an envelope. Neatly laid down. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG £200 - 300 |
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| DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English Novelist. Autograph envelope signed, with his initials C D in the lower left corner, addressed in his hand to Mrs. Lockey at Prospect Villas, Forest Hill. Bearing a Penny Red postage stamp and post marked London, 13th April 1861 to the verso. With the blind embossed initials of Dickens to the verso. Some light age wear, otherwise VG £200 - 300 |
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| [DICKENS CHARLES]: (1812-1870) English Novelist. Three dark strands of hair belonging to Charles Dickens, neatly mounted to a colour 4to illustrated certificate of provenance featuring a facsimile A.N.S. by Georgina Hogarth, the sister-in-law of Dickens, which originally accompanied the hair, and states, in full, 'I certify this lock of hair to be that of my Brother-in-law Charles Dickens'. VG £100 - 120 |
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| HARDY THOMAS: (1840-1928) English Novelist. An excellent and unusual vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting a bust of Hardy by the sculptor Serge Yourievitch, executed at Max Gate, Dorchester in 1924. Signed ('Th: Hardy') by Hardy with his name alone in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. EX £400 - 500 |
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| HARDY THOMAS: (1840-1928) English Novelist. A.L.S., Thomas Hardy, one page, 8vo, Mandeville Place, 4th June 1891, to Miss. Gorst, on the blind embossed stationery of the Athenaeum Club. Hardy writes, in full, 'Lest you should be thinking severely of me for not sending the little story I promised I must write to tell you that owing (I believe) to a wish to secure the American copyright the publishers are keeping back the tale for a time - thus preventing me from being so good as my word. When it appears I will certainly send it. I hope you are well.' With blank integral leaf. About EX £600 - 800 Hilda Gorst - daughter of John Eldon Gorst (1835-1916) British Lawyer and Politician. Hilda had met Hardy at one of Lady Susan Jeune's weekly dinners which were famous for bringing writers and politicians together. The present letter is apparently unpublished and not contained in the Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy edited by Millgate and Purdy (1978-88) |
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| HAGGARD H. RIDER: (1856-1925) English Writer of Adventure Novels. A.L.S., H. Rider Haggard, three pages, 8vo, Redcliffe Square, 26th December 1891, to Mr. Sprigge. Haggard asks his correspondent to 'bring forward the name of Dr. Holden….at the next meeting of the S.A. as proposed by me for membership' and continues 'I should also be very much obliged if you could post a copy of Besant's pamphlet on the S.P.C.K. publishing methods to Rev. C. Maddison Green' explaining that he does not have a copy himself to send. VG £100 - 120 Samuel Squire Sprigge (1860-1937) Physician and Medical Author, editor of The Lancet from 1909-37. |
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| KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. T.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, one page, 4to, Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex, 27th August 1914, to Rev. A. Hill. Kipling states that he was sorry to have had to telegraph a response to the Mayor of Hove's invitation stating 'that I was unable to be present and address the Meeting at Hove' and adds that he is also sorry not to be able to help his correspondent, further remarking 'I am sure that it is work that needs to be done, but unfortunately I am pledged in other directions….I know you will understand from your own experience that in these days it is not possible to put aside any work that one has undertaken.' Together with Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) English Writer & Humorist. Bold fountain pen ink signature ('Yours sincerely, Jerome K Jerome') on a card. VG, 2 £100 - 150 |
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| MAETERLINCK MAURICE: (1862-1949) Belgian Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1911. Autograph Statement Signed, Maeterlinck, one page, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.1930), in French. In bold black fountain pen ink Maeterlinck writes, in full, 'Pacifists are the most dangerous enemies of peace, since they lull the valid mistrust of the peoples, who will soon become the overly credulous and innocent victims of the cruelest of wars which is brewing on the horizon.' Some light, minor age wear, not affecting the text or signature, about VG £80 - 100 Maeterlinck's statement was prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others. |
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| SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. A.N.S., G. Bernard Shaw, on one side of his printed correspondence card, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, 19th February 1917, to an unidentified correspondent. Shaw writes, in full, 'I daresay I could manage the 23rd May; but it must be for Nurslings only, not a big public affair; and the Nursery had better choose the subject.' Double matted in grey suede alongside a 7 x 9 photograph of Shaw to an overall size of 17 x 14. Some very light age wear and a small hole at the base of the card, about VG £100 - 150 |
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| ELIOT T.S.: (1888-1965) American-born English Poet & Dramatist. Scarce book signed, a hardback edition of The Sacred Wood - Essays on Poetry and Critcism, First Edition published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1920. Signed by Eliot with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the title page. Publisher's blue cloth boards with the title blindstamped to the front cover and gilt stamped title and publisher's name to the spine, the latter approximately 3mm high (and hence a first state edition; Gallup A5). Lacking the dust jacket. Some light age wear to the endpapers. Together with Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) English Poet & Novelist. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Love, First Edition published by Faber and Faber Ltd., London, 1943, with illustrations by Barnett Freedman. Bound in light grey cloth with gilt and red decorations and title to cover and spine. Signed by de la Mare in dark fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper and dated 1951 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (a few large tears). G to about VG, 2 £200 - 300 |
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| STEINBECK JOHN: (1902-1968) American Writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1962. Blue ink signature ('John Steinbeck') on a small white card. Double matted in black beneath a 7 x 9 photograph of the writer to an overall size of 12 x 16. Together with Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) English Writer. Blue ink signature ('from Aldous Huxley') on a white card, double matted in black beneath a 4 x 6.5 photograph of Huxley to an overall size of 8 x 13. VG, 2 £100 - 150 |
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| GOLDING WILLIAM: (1911-1993) English Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1983. A.L.S., William Golding, on one side of a printed correspondence card, London, n.d., to an unidentified correspondent. Golding announces 'You put me in a difficult position. I turn down stage presentations about once a week' and continues 'Bluntly, I can't give you permission to do the play. All I can say is that if it is completely private I don't see how I could find out. I shan't be in Haileybury.' Together with John Fowles (1926-2005) English Novelist. Two T.Ls.S., John Fowles, on one side of a printed correspondence card and one page, 8vo, Lyme Regis, Dorset, both to Jack Thomas. The first letter refers to Underhill Farm, commenting 'I suspect it is a case of cherchez la femme...it seems to be the wife who is so against the Trust and so wants to "brood" over the site (which looked terrible, the last time I saw it)' and the second refers to a typescript of the Uplyme Records, stating 'It probably needs a real 17th century expert on the Churchwardens' Accounts and on the anomalies of the pest bounty system. There is a mysterious absence of the magpie in others I have seen, probably because of the long religious and superstitious associations of the bird.' Also including Arthur Miller (1915-2005) American Playwright. T.L.S., Arthur Miller, one page, 4to, n.p., 23rd January 1982, to Mr. Thomas, referring to a forthcoming production of Death of A Salesman and wishing his correspondent luck with it. Some light age wear to Miller's letter (about VG), otherwise VG, 4 £100 - 120 |
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| LESSING DORIS: (1919-2013) British Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 2007. Brief T.L.S., Doris Lessing, one page, 4to (folding Air Mail stationery), n.p. (London), 24th April 1967, to Erik Wensberg of The New York Time Book Review. Lessing thanks her correspondent for his letter inviting her to contribute to his symposium and comments 'It is kind of you to include me, but I don't feel that this would be very useful. At least, not to me.' Hand addressed by Lessing to the verso. Together with Brigid Brophy (1929-1995) British Novelist. Selection of five T.Ls.S., Brigid Brophy, each one page, 4to and three on her personal printed correspondence cards, London, 27th May, 27th June & 10th August 1968 and n.d., all to Mr. Simmons, in part, 'Yes, I'd like to do such an essay. My choice would be a slightly paradoxical one for an atheist - The Book of Common Prayer, which seems to me as under-rated a work of literature as the Bible is over-rated. Would this suit you?' (27th May 1968), 'I can scarcely deny you two hundred of Cranmer's words and my best musicological analysis' (10th August 1968), 'The Holy Ghost has been trying to overshadow me this many a year now, but I've fended off his passes' (n.d.). Also including P. D. James (1920- ) English Crime Writer. T.L.S., P. D. James (Phyllis D. White), one page, 8vo, London, 30th July 1980, to Heather Bradley of The New York Times. James sends her review (no longer present) of James McClure's book Spike Island and asks that the payment be sent to her agent, Lady Greene, of Elaine Greene Ltd. of London. Some minor age wear (1), G to generally VG, 7 £100 - 150 |
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| WOOLF VIRGINIA: (1882-1941) English Novelist. Fine fountain pen ink signature ('Virginia Woolf') on an oblong 12mo piece most likely removed from the limitations page of a book. With blank integral leaf. A small, neat tear to the left edge above the signature, which is unaffected. About VG £200 - 300 |
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| SACKVILLE-WEST VITA: (1892-1962) English Author and Poet. T.L.S., V. Sackville-West, one page, small 4to, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, 29th July 1938, to a lady. Sackville-West confirms that she would be pleased to speak for the English Speaking Union at Smallhythe on 14th September and asks what time she should be there. Together with Stephen Spender (1909-1995) English Poet & Novelist. T.L.S., Stephen, two pages, 4to, Berkeley, California, 4th June 1959, to John [Morris]. Spender thanks his correspondent for their letter, with which he entirely agrees, commenting 'I agree with you that Mel is a brilliant editor, and I also agree that the ill-treatment of our writers may do us more harm in the long run than our present popularity with our readers. What you write is the more serious because I do not see that my position will be, when I get back, so different from yours. If Mel has accepted as much material as you say, and if he refuses to read material, there will be no room for stuff recommended by me. In fact, I feel that in sending the story by Calvin Kentfield and poems by Lowell, and asking for Aldous's lectures and for an essay by Gerald on the psychology of modern clothes, I've already simply made further bad public relations for us.' He continues 'Anyway, it is really impossible to let matters deteriorate further and it seems to me that there are two things to be done. One, to reorganize the manuscripts round you (as long as you are there) and then round me, and simply say that one will give up the magazine unless Mel plays his part. Two, to insist that Mel gives up Der Monat. Or that he chooses between Der Monat and Encounter' and further discusses the situation and possible remedies, including asking a Paris office for assistance in organising the magazine. In concluding Spender writes 'The magazine has, in fact, improved in many ways. Mel seems to have cut down a lot of that dead wood which was supplied by Irving's New York friends and Young Conservatives' and in a holograph postscript adds 'If you are communicating with Paris you may (very confidentially) forward them this letter as expressing my view'. Some slight creasing at the folds, otherwise VG, 2 £100 - 150 John Morris (1895-1980) English Traveller, Anthropologist and Writer, Controller of the BBC Third Programme (later Radio Three) from 1952-58. |
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| PARKER DOROTHY: (1893-1967) American Poet & Writer. Rare T.L.S., Dorothy Parker, one page, 4to, Culver City, California, n.d., to Mr. Goodson, on the printed stationery of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Parker informs her correspondent that if he would still like her to sign a copy of Not So Deep as a Well then he should send the book to her in Beverly Hills and she 'shall be delighted to sign it and return it to you.' Some extremely minor smudging to the first name. VG £200 - 300 |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Lengthy, early A.L.S., Daphne, eight pages, 8vo, Cannon Hall, Hampstead, 1st December n.y., to Foy Quiller -Couch. Du Maurier writes a boldly penned letter in red fountain pen ink, for which she apologises ('Its not the effect of du Maurier cigarettes, but I cannot find any blue or black'), and continues 'Your letter was a wild success with me; but I'm so swollen headed because of the attentions paid to me coming to town from Fowey that I'm beginning to disbelieve in your own powers of royalty with the G. W. R. [Great Western Railway]. Not only was I surrounded by every porter in Cornwall, but the station master at Lostwithiel presented to me the flower in his button hole, exclaiming with a magnificent gesture - "The last rose of summer for you". I was ushered from carriage to carriage (as soon as they filled up) by the ticket collector who enquired tenderly after "His Lordship" and the dining car attendant swept me into a first-class saloon! I am furiously beginning to doubt the advisability of socialism in our time.' Du Maurier further writes, in a somewhat intriguing tone, 'Yes, Mr. Hony is most mysterious. I had a letter from him saying "I perfectly derive your reason for departing" (!) and adding a sentence later "You will, I presume go abroad" !! Foy, what does he mean?? Does he insinuate that I really am Mrs. Hearn, and wish to escape justice, or does he infer that I am (in the words of Mrs Barker of Philleigh) "In Trouble". As far as I am aware neither of these charges can be laid at my door. Anyway, if my name is bandied lightly in the streets of Fowey I hope you will produce the hell of the Royal, Bodmin, and say I was with you! I may wear strange dressing gowns but I am not, as yet, so poor as to become a lady of the town. Time, and the Daily Express will show of course….By-the-way I think sawing trees has improved my dancing!! Don't laugh. It probably makes me "sway from the hips" or something! Anyway, I was on a party the other night and received complements from the gentlemen present. One creature, a little gone in wine maybe, declared I was as "light as a feather"!' The author continues 'I've got a marvellous thing for changing in every night. Black evening trousers, cream satin shirt, and black velvet jacket! You can't beat that, princess. I rather fancy myself, and try to look like Shelley! I haven't had any Daily Express urges yet, and in spite of your suggestions I intend to keep the original person as a preventative' and concludes 'London is very rainy, and foggy, and cold. But I feel surprisingly cheerful', adding in a postscript, 'I've just read in the papers that Huntley + Palmers have produced a new biscuit - said to be amazing. Don't fail to tell your mother - to whom, incidentally, I send my sincere and loving homage.' A fascinating early letter. A couple of small, minor water stains to the final page, just affecting three words of text (which remain legible) but not the signature, otherwise VG £200 - 300 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. The present letter, written from Cannon Hall where the young Du Maurier grew up after her father purchased the property in 1916, would appear to date from the early 1930s, around the time that her first novel, A Loving Spirit was published (February 1931) to modest success. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 6th February 1961, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier announces 'Honestly…Who but you and Oenone would sally forth today at the Porthcurno Theatre. There has just been a gale warning, force 9, for Cornwall. I had no idea the Minack players performed except at mid-summer, but I must confess myself enraptured at the thought of you and the Greek producer of plays sitting wrapped in rugs while the full force of the sou'westerly, or whatever force 9 brings, howls about your ears. I hope you take the warming Beaujolais and will not have packed the Chablis in error, but I don't recollect now what was in to be the wine box. Or possibly the expedition may turn out like the R.M. picnic, when, drenched by an accidental soaking, the shivering picnic party opened what they thought was the large lunch basket hamper, and found it full of the preceeding (sic) week's dirty laundry' and continues to recommend a new book by Owen Chadwick entitled Victorian Miniature, commenting 'It is a delightful true account (done from old diaries, etc) of the life of a squire and his parson and their little fallings out, etc, in the parish of Ketteringham in Norfolk in the mid nineteenth century. I am quite sure you would enjoy it. Very pleasant bed-time reading, and gives such a good picture of the life of the times.' Du Maurier further writes 'Re "Perette", I've suddenly had a sobering thought. When, and if, it gets published, you don't think the Treasury people could suddenly say you should have declared the m.s. as part of your father's property when he died, and that your proceeds from it should now go to death duties? What an end to all the oil stoves! I can't believe it could be, but really financial wizardry is so tricky these days I am always prepared for anything….At any rate, I am sure Curtis Brown will find out for you, when the time comes.' VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 30th October 1961, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier refers to a note that she has received concerning a death and the subsequent funeral ('I arranged for flowers to go from the three of us - a nice Looe florist arranged this - and your share was 10 shillings, which you can mackeral (sic) me anytime') and further writes of mutual friends, 'I am so sorry about poor Guy, and his trouble in landing a job. I wonder if London is the best place to look? The unfortunate thing is that he is trained for Shell and nothing else, though his administative (sic) capabilities should be useful in any sphere. But it is a great worry for them, and for you', and the weather, 'it does seem to me our weather has worsened of late years. Surely 30 years ago we did not get these endless wet autumns? I seem to look back on fine, crisp days…' and children, 'Cultivate imagination in your young, and they will play alone happily. But tis easier said than done. I think modern children have no imagination. Its all distruction, or "What can we do now?".' VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 30th October 1962, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier announces 'Yes, Guardsman [her husband, Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning] remembers Gavin Young very well, and was delighted. The name seemed familiar to me too, I think I must have met him' and continues to refer to the royalties being received by her correspondent, as well as herself ('I had a statement from Doubleday, but my cheques go direct from Curtis Brown to my bank and I never see them! - the cheques, I mean.'). Du Maurier further enquires 'Does Clara take the Times Literary Supplement? Tell her there was a middle article all about my Penguin paper-backs, a critical appraisal I think its called, which the G'sman thought very rude but I thought very fair! The only ones commended were Rebecca and Scapegoat, the others very much dismissed. Anyway, its supposed to be a "crumb" to get on to that centre page, so I must meekly bow my head.' A couple of light, minor scuffs to the second page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, Boxing Day (26th December) 1962, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier announces 'What a welcome present, and the exact colour of a corduroy shirt given me by Kits. I had a very old pair, on the small side, and can now cast them aside for yours. Thank you so much' and continues 'We have had one of the nicest Christmases ever. Everyone in tip-top form, happy and well, the G'[uard]sman [her husband, Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning] in excellent spirits, the two families of Zulus and Towers all getting on delightfully, and none of the children fractious. Even Miss Tod without a grumble at the cold, which I must admit has been severe' She further comments 'There is no doubt one must have a big party in the house at this time to show it off at its best, tho….when every room is filled to capacity and an electric fire turned on, the quarterly bill is apt to touch the £100 mark!!' and again refers to children, 'My dear, Flave's child Rupert is really the most delightful thing in children I've ever struck. Not one grizzle, not one whine, not one faint whimper, and no loud shouts either. The upbringing of grave Alastair has indeed paid dividends. Perhaps he will be the solace of the G'sman's old age. I can see him being quietly efficient on a boat in about ten years time, aged 13. (The little Zulus savages in comparison, between ourselves.)' VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 18th October 1963, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier writes a social letter to her friend, announcing 'I am so gratified about the wine….They are not all so good, because on our journey from Suffolk we spent a night with Maureen and her husdand (G'[uard]sman's [her husband, Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning] one-time secretary) to whom I gave a similar Christmas mackeral (sic), and he produced a burgandy (sic) which was far too sharp for my taste….I am sure it is essential to get these wines room temperature before serving.' and continuing 'Our Suffolk trip was such a success. G'sman in tremendous form throughout, and looked up his old home, and grandfather's grace (sic; grave) etc, etc, which is the sort of thing I love doing. Of course the secret lay in having Kit's little flat, and (let it be whispered between ourselves), my dear, the weather was so good. You see, no doubt about it, that coast gets all the sun, and the air was very dry, and it was delightful to wake up to bright skies and brilliant sunshine pouring in at the windows every morning. I did the cooking (!) and by liberal use of butter, salt and pepper, might call my cuisine very French. Anyway, there was no complaint of indigestion from G'sman. So, one feels it is an experiment we can try again, and I hope Kits won't give up the flat. Its in a small Jane Austen type of house, with a bow window, looking bang on the sea, and the whole place is rather Jane Austen. We stayed also with Flave at her smart house near Henley, and looked in for a night with G'sman's sister near Sherbourne. All seems well. Kits now firmly engaged to his Olivia, and the wedding is threatened for end of January in Dublin. I rather wish I could have the flu, but I think we shall have to face it. G'sman is reading up his "Experiences of an Irish R.M" to get ourselves in the mood. Do you remember when the Major found himself at a wedding feast by mistake, with all his hounds eating up the wedding breakfast, and it was afterwards reported in the local paper "Major Yates had donned sporting attire for the occasion, and proposed the health of the bride's mother in felicitous terms." I wish they would marry as we did at 8 in the morning and have done with it!' In concluding she refers to a cheque received from America and invites her friend to lunch next time she is in Fowey. A couple of small tape stains in the upper corners of some pages, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| [DU MAURIER DAPHNE]: (1907-1989) British Author. BROWNING FREDERICK (1896-1965) British Lieutenant General of World War II, remembered for his role during Operation Market Garden. A.L.S., Guardsman, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 19th August 1964, to Foy (Quiller-Couch). Browning states they are pleased his correspondent approves of some shafts and hopes that they are the right size and shape, further remarking 'We have done much boating during the last month in the lovely weather and, though I miss sailing, there is something to be said for a fairly large comfortable motor boat from which Daphne can bathe easily and which gets one about from A to B in a straight line!' VG £80 - 100 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, eight pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 24th July 1965, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier writes to a social letter to her friend ('Before all our "young" descend upon us for the holidays') and comments 'First, all goes well with me, and I adapt better than I had expected, chiefly - I think - because of staying put (against kindly advice) instead of streaking off on some unwanted holiday and or on a round of visits and then returning to face aftermath….although of course nothing makes up for dear Guardsman's [her husband, Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning] death, as you know, I can stand loneliness as you can, and the days are always busy.' She continues to refer to house guests, including the Zulueta family (accompanied by a holiday governess and two female pugs), remarking 'I am hoping the holiday governess, raised from the Personal Column of the Times from Southern Rhodesia (white!) and called Miss Pitcher will prove a prop and that there wont be a crisis in Africa with news of demonstrations on television while she is with us. You can imagine me doing your father's old trick of murmuring something about looking for matches and going into hiding if embarassments (sic) arise.' Du Maurier also writes of her immediately family, including a grandson, 'Little Freddie Browning is to be christened at Taplow, or wherever their village is, tomorrow, and I hear on all sides that he is an enchanting baby. Miss Tod went down to inspect him, and as she is a non-baby lover I was relieved to hear her praise, and that my new grandson is exceedingly "royal" in appearance!' and also of the negotiations of the lease of her home at Menabilly, 'I felt rather like Ho Ming, or whatever he is called, of North Vietnam, laying down conditions for a cease fire, but they seemed to have worked, much to my surprise.' Du Maurier also writes a lengthy postscript, again about a property at Kilmarth, 'Last April it really was in not too bad condition. This March, with damp peeling from the walls, and paper in the hall hanging in shreds, and all the nice white panelling in the drawing-room spotted black, I could have wept….What depresses me now is the vast amount of money it will take to put Kilmarth right if I go there.' Some light age wear to a few pages, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Du Maurier's husband, Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning, had passed away on 14th March 1965, several months before the present letter was written. |
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| DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 3rd September 1965, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier refers to some visitors she will be entertaining and continues 'I have had a hectic August with the Zulueta family, which I can tell you at greater length when we next meet alone. The children still so unruly, and the little girl now at the very See Me showing-off stage which makes one go below. I felt sorry for the poor holiday governess Miss Pitcher, who turned out to be excellent, and I don't know how we would have managed without her. My job was to keep our two dogs separate from Tessa's three pug bitches! But I have come to the conclusion I would rather look after animals than children any day.' She further states 'A fresh diversion was caused at Bank Holiday weekend by Kits driving through the night to show me his baby son Freddie! I must admit, he was adorable, and smiled all the time. Long may it last. The wife Olive improved and not a Beauty Queen any longer. Hair a natural colour, and seemed very good with the baby.' Du Maurier concludes by again referring to visitors and suggests when her correspondent may come too to see a mutual friend ('nice Elaine, the "sister's friend"….You will remember her husband died in a dreadful motor smash in May.') and adds 'All well with me, despite the strain of being a good grandmother.' VG. £100 - 150 Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. |
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| CARTLAND BARBARA: (1901-2000) English Author of Romantic novels. Step-Grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Selection of six different individually signed Christmas greetings cards, each of the 8vo cards featuring a colour photograph of Cartland in different poses (although wearing a pink dress in each), one on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Each bear her printed address and the dates Christmas 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995 & 1997. All are signed in pink ink to the lower border beneath her image, one with her first name. Matted alongside each other in white and pale pink and framed and glazed in a plain black wooden frame to an overall size of 26 x 24. Some light staining to the corner of one card, G to VG £80 - 100 |
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| WILDER THORNTON: (1897-1975) American Playwright & Novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner. A.L.S., Thornton Wilder, one page, 8vo, Hamden, Connecticut, 20th July (1959), to Robert A. Wilson. Wilder informs his correspondent that their timing is unfortunate and explains that he will be travelling around New England until September. He further remarks 'Re. G. Stein Narration. I've had to go marketing for a copy of it myself - I always search first at Gotham Book Mart.' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Wilder. VG £80 - 100 Gertrude Stein (1874-1976) American Writer. Her Narration: Four Lectures was published in 1935. |
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| MILLER HENRY: (1891-1980) American Writer. A.L.S., Henry Miller, on one side of a postcard, n.p. (Monterey, California), 25th July 1944, to Jay Bradley. Miller informs his correspondent that he will be receiving a watercolour entitled The Infanta in around ten days and adds 'Will send two or three more - just in case some of your friends may see them & want to buy. Will send you more, as gifts, soon as I get chance to breathe. Am not sure The Infanta is very good. Very dubious.' Together with an 8vo printed extract of a book review by Miller of Quest by George Dibbern, originally published in Circle magazine, 1946. Signed by Miller in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the illustrated first page, 'Greetings! Are you still alive? Henry Miller'. Some age wear, particularly to the book review, G to about VG, 2 £100 - 120 |
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| WODEHOUSE P. G.: (1881-1975) English Writer. T.L.S., P. G. Wodehouse, one page, 8vo, Remsenburg, New York, 26th November 1971, to Mr. J. B. W. Thomas. Wodehouse thanks his correspondent for an 1899 edition of the Haileyburian and continues 'I was stunned and horrified to hear that Haileybury had beaten Dulwich 27 to 15, not merely because of the defeat but because it made me feel how things had changed since my time. In a Haileybury-Dulwich game in the old days the side that got three points ahead took it for granted that they were going to win. Scoring was never more than a try or two tries to nil. Twenty-seven points! What on earth has happened to the defence? Odd how one never forgets one's school football. I can still remember those stern forward struggles in that famous Haileybury lower corner.' In a holograph postscript Wodehouse asks for his typing to be excused, commenting 'My faithful old Royal is at the cleaners and I am using a beastly little portable which slides all over the desk.' Together with a signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Wodehouse seated in a three quarter length pose smoking a pipe. Signed in red ink to the lower white border. Accompanied by the front panel and printed return address of the original envelope. Some staining to the letter, just affecting the text but not the signature, and a heavy vertical crease to the image of the photograph. FR to about G, 2 £80 - 100 |
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LITERATURE: Small selection of A.Ls.S. (3) and T.Ls.S. by various novelists and writers comprising R. F. Delderfield, Leonard Mosley, Sean O'Faolain (2), V. S. Pritchett, C. P. Snow and Hammond Innes (lengthy letter detailing his research for his historical study The Conquistadors). Each of the letters concerning the novelist's own works or refer to reviews and are mostly dated in the late 1960s. Generally VG, 7 £100 - 120'....James Bond and Gabriel Syme differ in innumerable ways....' |
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| AMIS KINGSLEY: (1922-1995) English Novelist. Small series of two T.Ls.S. and an A.L.S. (folding air mail stationery), Kingsley Amis, four pages, 8vo and 4to, London, 4th & 26th June and 12th August 1968, all to Charles Simmons of The New York Book Review. Amis states, in part, 'I should like to do Chesterton's Man Who Was Thursday - published 1908, so very untypical: it was the first book by a supposedly serious writer that really took hold of me.' (4th June 1968), 'It may be bad policy for writers to indulge editors by delivering early, but here I am doing it anyway…I didn't seem to manage to find a good place to stick in the date of the book's first publication. Perhaps you could work it into headline material….Could I bother you to send me a clipping of the Brophy piece? You've whetted my hostile curiosity.' (26th June 1968), 'Oh, well. I asked for it. But you know how horrible it is to write at a specified length and then have to do revisions - so I will meet you not much nearer than half way. 1. What was I like when I first read The Man Who Was Thursday? I think what little we need of this is already implied sufficiently. 2. How old was I, and what else was I reading? The age is pretty clearly there (14 or under), and I think the one reference to other books (about the Devil) is enough….5. I think you're quite right about the Chesterton-Fleming tie up. So, after the mention of Ian Fleming, insert a new sentence: "For me, at any rate, this is much more than a coincidence. James Bond and Gabriel Syme differ in innumerable ways, but they share a quality of romance, of colour and chivalry, almost of myth, that attracts me a lot more deeply than anything about the down-to-earth and up-to-the-minute heroes of writers like Len Deighton and John Le Carre." (I see that's two sentences, but you see what I mean.)…' (12th August 1968). Some very light age wear and minor area of paper loss to the upper left corner of one letter, not affecting the text or signature, generally VG, 3 £100 - 150 Amis became associated with the James Bond novels, which he admired greatly, in the late 1960s when he began writing critical works connected with Ian Fleming's fictional spy, either under a pseudonym or un-credited. In 1965 he had written the popular The James Bond Dossier under his own name and in 1968, the same year as the present letters, wrote Colonel Sun under the pseudonym Robert Markham. |
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