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[Rev. Richard Blake Brown.] Typescript of the novel 'My Aunt in Pink', with four sections of the autograph manuscript, and the autographs of 'The Land of Lost Spirrits. [sic] An Epic Poem', written when he was sixteen, and of another youthful story.

Author: 
Rev. Richard Blake Brown (1902-1968), American-born English poet and Firbankian novelist, educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Publication details: 
The four autograph sections (1935-1936) and typescript (1936) of 'My Aunt in Pink' all from Fonthill, Salperton, Gloucestershire.' 'The Land of Lost Spirrits' dated 1918.
£2,000.00

ONE: Typescript of 'My Aunt in Pink. A novel by Richard Blake Brown.' Fonthill, Salperton, New Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; 1936. 261pp., 4to. Black cloth binding, gilt. Cutting of review of RBB's 'Joy in Jeopardy' from John O'London's Weekly, 24 August 1935, laid down at front of volume. TWO: Autograph of 'The Land of Lost Spirrits. [sic] An Epic Poem, written by Richard Blake Brown. Author of "Caesar's Hamlet;" etc. With Frontispeice, [sic] And Various Other Illustrations.' 1918. 44pp., 4to. In notebook with red cloth spine and marbled boards.

[Rev. Richard Blake Brown of Magdalene College, Cambridge.] Extraordinary spoof 'printed' poetry volume, purporting to be 'The Works of Count Ivor Telmarckle. With an appreciation by Denis Basil Gray.' With photographs of Blake Brown in character.

Author: 
Rev. Richard Blake Brown (1902-1968), American-born English poet and Firbankian novelist, educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Publication details: 
Sine loco: Printed at the Bleak House Press, 1923. ['Richard Blake Brown | Magdalene College | Cambridge | April: 1923.']
£1,200.00

30 + [1]pp., 12mo. On good thick laid paper, and in an attractive but worn Bumpus half-binding, with green leather spine, gilt, and corners, and cream linen boards. The title is typewritten, as are the prelims, pagination and fake colophon: 'Of this edition one hundred copies have been printed on antique laid paper, and twenty upon handmade paper. Of the de luxe issue this copy is number - : | 28'. ['Colophon'.] 'PRINTED AT THE BLEAK HOUSE PRESS. | Nineteen hundred and twenty-three. The works of Count Ivor Telmarckle of Sweden.

Autograph Letter Signed 'Frank Richards (Dick)', to "Dear Old Bill" [W[illiam] Townsend, former comrade in Royal Welch Fusilers], about "Old Soldier Sahib", recently published.

Author: 
Frank Richards [Francis Philip Woodruff] DCM, MM (1883 - 1961)
Publication details: 
14 Church St, Blaina, Mon[mouthshite]".3 May 1936. With original envelope.
£145.00

Two pages, cr. 8vo, fold marks, small loss to margin without loss of text, mainly good condition. "Thanks very much for letter, the 10/- postal order is 5/- more than the book cost me from the publishers, had a drink at your [deletion] expense with the surplus. I have forwarded the book on to you under separate cover, wjhich you should receive at the same time as this letter.

One Signed Letter, in the hand of a secretary, four Typed Letter Signed and two Typed Notes Signed (all seven 'Fred Burridge') to G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts.

Author: 
Frederick Vango Burridge [Frederick Burridge; Fred Burridge; Fred. V. Burridge] (1869-1945), Principal, Central School of Arts and Crafts, London [G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts.]
Publication details: 
1917 (1), 1918 (4) and 1919 (2). All on letterhead of London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts, Southampton Row, W.C. [London]
£165.00

All seven items 4to, 1 p. Each docketed and bearing the stamp of the Royal Society of Arts. All good, on lightly-aged paper. The first is in a secretarial hand, with the other six all typed. Item One: 4 December 1917. He doesn't 'quite understand' from Menzies' letter what it is that he wants him to do. 'From what Mr.

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