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Monk Gibbon (1896-1987), Irish poet. Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, from 'Clooney Esq, Oldfield, Swanage, Dorset'; 9 Jan. 1935. He suspects SL is 'the fairy godmother who - partly at least - induced the Book Society to recommend The Seals [...] I want people to feel something of the tragic futility, the truly terrible ever present threat of the irrational... |
£56.00 | |
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John Galsworthy, novelist Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, Bury House, Bury, nr Pulborough, Sussex; 12 Nov. 1932, good condition. 'We have been wondering what those delightful little noises we've been hearing about the house, were.' |
£45.00 | |
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J. A. M. de Sanchez, economist. Autograph L:etter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist ALS, on letterhead of 22 Old Broad Street, EC, 2pp., 12mo. Recommending The Great Gatsby, 'the book of which I spoke in the course of your brief discussion of the younger American writers the other evening'. |
£56.00 | |
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Edmund Blunden (1896-1974), poet. One, Stansfield; 3 May 1922. Thanking RL for his praise of his new poetry book. 'I have as you may know been away on a tramp steamer [...] I am as yet a barbarian, unregenerate in literary matters, or I feel I should have much else from your pen to thank you for'. Two, Stansfield nr Clare,... |
£165.00 | |
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Augustus John (1878-1961), artist. Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, on letterhead of 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea; 11 March 1923. Regarding an invitation, he cannot 'promise to come' as he is 'going to America very soon and in consequence my time is very crowded; - in addition, I am preparing for an exhibition at the end of the month'. With note by MG... |
£125.00 | |
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Mary Anderson [Mary Navarro; Mary Antoinette Anderson; Mary Anderson de Navarro] (1859-1940), American actress On both sides of an 8.5 x 11 cm card. The item has been soaked in order to remove it from backing, and this has resulted in fading of the ink and slight ruckling. She explains that she would have been pleased to accept the recipient's offer 'under usual circumstances', but that 'firms are... |
£38.00 | |
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George Cruikshank (1792-1878), English engraver The four engravings are arranged in two rows (the first two parts on the top row and the last two parts on the bottom row) on a sheet of 27 x 38 cm wove paper. Each engraving is 12 x 16 cm, within a light-blue frame, with the 'The Dancing Lesson - Pt. 1 [4]' beneath the image, and the subtitle... |
£400.00 | |
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[Warre B. Wells, editor, The Irish Statesman; The Irish Dominion League] 28pp., 8vo. Stapled and unbound. No covers. Outer leaves creased and staples rusted, otherwise in good condition on aged paper. Includes the manifesto of the Irish Dominion League, and articles by Conor O Brien ('Wanted: A Social Policy'), James Stephens ('The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill'), Thomas... |
£200.00 | |
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[The Irish Volunteer, Dublin ('The Official Organ of the Volunteer Movement'); Sinn Féin Volunteers] 16pp., 8vo. Complete publication, unstapled and unbound. Unopened (i.e. with the pages unseparated). On the usual high-acidity newspaper stock, brittle and aged, with chipping to outer margins. The first page carries a poem title 'Ireland, 1914', by Padraic Colum. Other contributors include... |
£200.00 | |
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[Professor Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907), English physiologist; Cambridge University] [Printed caricature of Professor Sir Michael Foster as 'The Myke', one of 'The Fauna of Cambridge'.] On one side of piece of 31 x 25 cm shiny art paper. In fair condition, lightly aged, with wear at head and foot and vertical fold at right hand edge. Image undamaged. At head: 'THE FAUNA OF CAMBRIDGE. | With apologies to the Authors of "ANIMAL LAND," E.T.R., and the "GRANTA." | THE MYKE.' At... |
£80.00 |
