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WOOLF, Virginia.
Autograph letter signed to Vita Sackville-West. 1932]
£22,500
A strikingly intimate letter, from a small group of correspondence re-discovered at Sissinghurst. Following Virginia Woolf's death in 1941 Vita had their entire correspondence...
2 sides of a single leaf of blue writing paper. Folded for mailing with a partially split fold and some old tape stains on verso. Read more
BLACKMORE, R. D.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. 1869
£17,500
First edition, presentation copy to his close friend and fellow Devon novelist Mortimer Collins (1827-1876), inscribed by the recipient on the first front free endpaper: "Mortimer...
3 volumes, octavo. Original blue watered cloth lettered in gilt on spines (Carter's A binding), sides blocked in blind with thick one-line rule enclosing two-line... Read more
PUGIN, Augustus Welby Northmore.
Autograph letter, with original captioned ink sketch, to Henry Ridgard Bagshawe. 1841
£12,500
A wittily satirical sketch by Pugin, the Roman Catholic architect, sent to his friend Henry Ridgard Bagshawe (1799-1870), a prominent Catholic lawyer. Bagshawe sat on the committee...
Single leaf, hand-torn along one edge (225 × 182 mm); on recto, address panel with one-penny stamp (the famous Penny Black) with red cancellation, franks, red wax... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Three letters and a telegram from Churchill to Professor R. V. Jones, wartime head of the Air Ministry scientific intelligence branch. 1946-53
£12,000
A fascinating series of letters offering insights into Churchill's working methods, as war leader, team-builder and writer. Oxford physicist Professor R. V. Jones was a new addition...
Two 2-page octavo typed letters signed, telegram, and single page octavo typed letter signed; four pieces of correspondence. The first with salutation ("My Dear... Read more
DARWIN, Charles.
Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Darwin") to Germer Baillière. 1878
£8,500
Darwin writes to the French publisher Germer Baillière ("Dear Sir") to ask him to tell L. Cosserat "how greatly pleased I am with the appearance of the translation which he has...
Single sheet of Joynson Superfine paper (257 × 203 mm) folded once to form a bifolium, printed letterhead, written in ink on one page. Creased where folded for... Read more
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe.
Autograph letter signed ("Mr. Shelley." in the third person) to Christopher John Pike. 1813
£8,500
Shelley writes in the third person: "Mr. Shelley requests that Mr. Pike would give the Bearer the copy of the Settlement in his possession. Mr. S. will return it in the course of the...
One page, 12mo, with Shelley's red wax seal, red cloth portfolio. Provenance: A. Edward Newton (his sale Parke-Bernet, pt III, 30 October 1941, lot 247; bookplate in... Read more
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Autograph letter and envelope signed to Philip W. Bonsal – "Dear Bonzal (Bonz / Bonzo / Phillip)". 1933
£8,500
An excellent letter discussing bullfighting in considerable detail: "The feria at Salamanca has three corridas starting the 12th of September with bulls of Juan Cobaleda for Vicente...
A4 paper with the letterhead of the Hotel Ambros Mundos. Written in black ink on both sides. Complete with the envelope. Envelope addressed by Hemingway and signed by... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Autograph letter signed to Ernest H. Shepard. Spring 1926]
£7,500
Autograph letter signed from A. A. Milne to Ernest H. Shepard discussing the progress of the latest Pooh book and a potential collaboration on a volume of Mother Goose rhymes. Milne...
Double-sided letter signed on a single sheet of Milne's printed stationery. A few very minor creases at the lower left corner. Excellent condition. Read more
BERNSTEIN, Leonard.
Typed letter signed to Renee Longy Miquelle. 1945 [1959, 1966]
£6,750
First editions, first printings. Each book bearing the composer's signed presentation inscription, "To Renee who taught me much about the Joy of teaching Love Lenny", "For Renee with...
Single leaf folded for mailing with the envelope. Octavos. Original cloth, with the dust jackets. Housed in a dark blue quarter morocco solander box made by The... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Collection of photographs of Christopher Milne, 1925 & 1976
£6,750
Two letters and three photographs suggesting a source for E. H. Shepard's illustrations of Christopher Robin in the Pooh books. The first letter is in the hand of Milne's wife,...
2 letters, the first being a one page autograph letter by Daphne Milne and signed by A. A. Milne, the second a double-sided typed letter signed by Christoper Milne. 3... Read more
JAMES, Henry.
Typed letter signed to Henry White and his wife Margaret. 1914
£5,500
A lengthy personal letter addressed to "Dearest, dearest Harry and Daisy!", sending word of mutual friends, discussing the horrors brought on by the outbreak of the First World War...
Six and a quarter pages, quarto, on printed letterhead of 21, Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Folds, with a very small strip of browning along one edge of one... Read more
[DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge] CARROLL, Lewis.
Autograph letter signed, regarding photographing children. 1877
£5,000
An extraordinary letter, in Dodgson's most elusive ironic mood, which provides a number of teasing hints for those seeking to understand the nature of his relationships with the...
2 pages, small octavo (155 × 102 mm), written in purple ink. Name of recipient blocked out, short split at foot of fold, creased where folded twice for posting,... Read more
FLEMING, Ian.
Typed letter signed to Kit Reed. 1961
£4,500
Typed letter signed on Fleming's Old Mitre Court, Fleet Street, stationery, to fellow novelist Kit Reed, dated 23rd August, 1961. With three small ink corrections to the text....
Typed letter signed on a single sheet of printed stationery. Toned, two creases from folding, small strip of dark paper adhered to margin of verso from having been... Read more
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo.
Autograph letter signed to Elizabeth Hoar. 1856
£4,500
RWE returns a book of newly published poems written by a neighbour ("… which I have kept longer than was right, from liking & because one is always expecting a better day & mood...
4 page letter, octavo, creased twice where folded. A touch of foxing in the central fold, excellent condition. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Two autograph letters signed to Lord Northcliffe concerning the publication of Lord Randolph Churchill. 1905
£3,750
In the first, dated 20 September 1905, Churchill sends proofs of Lord Randolph Churchill to Northcliffe ("My dear Harmsworth") seeking his opinion. "Upon the whole I am satisfied...
2 single-page letters, octavo, on "105 Mount Street, W" embossed stationery, each with conjugate blanks, the first signed in full, the second with initials. Both... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Autograph letter signed to Philip Morrell, concerning the National Land and Housing Demonstration, 1907. 1907
£3,250
Churchill writes to Morrell, MP for South Oxfordshire, philandering husband of Lady Ottoline Morrell, and in this context chairman of the executive of the National Land and Housing...
2 pages, 203 × 126 mm. Dated 22 Ap[ril] 1907, written recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium of Colonial Office stationery, embossed crest at the head.... Read more
KEROUAC, Jack.
Typed letter signed. [1950]
£3,000
Typed letter signed discussing Kerouac's first published novel and hinting at his plans for On the Road. This letter is addressed to Ian MacDonald, another aspiring author from...
Single page, double-sided typed letter signed in pencil. Three horizontal creases from folding, two small spots, lightly toned. Very good condition. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") to Emery Reves. 1948
£3,000
Churchill writes to confirm the agreement with Reves to handle foreign language rights to The Sinews of Peace.
Single sheet, typed letter signed. Punch hole at top left corner, central crease where folded once. Excellent condition. Read more
LEWIS, C. S.
Two letters signed, one autograph, one typed, to Reginald Thorne Davies ("Dear Davies"). 1947
£2,750
Both letters date from R. T. Davies's time at Oxford where he studied under Lewis and both relate to classwork done by Davies.
Two letters, each single page on white paper. The autograph letter is folded for posting and a little nicked at the edges, the typed is rather tanned and torn at the... Read more
CONRAD, Joseph.
Autograph letter signed to Algernon Methuen. 1908
£2,750
An excellent two-page letter to the publisher Methuen apologizing for a tardy response (Conrad puts this down to gout), talking of a recent visit by William Rothenstein, and thanking...
Single sheet cream laid paper, headed in red, black ink. Fine. Read more
TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
Autograph letter signed to Kenneth Sisam. 1938
£2,750
Tolkien writes to Kenneth Sisam regarding Turville-Petre's presence in Iceland during his forthcoming publication. Edward Oswald Gabriel Turville-Petre F.B.A. (known as Gabriel) was...
One page. Signed by Tolkien in black ink. Two punched filing holes. With the stamp of receipt from the Clarendon Press secretary's office. Read more
MINGUS, Charles & Gunther Schuller.
Signed contract for the publication of Revelations. 1977
£2,500
Original contract dated Jan. 20 1977, on the letterhead of Schuller's music publishing company, Margun Music, signed by Minus and Schuller on the the final page, and with their...
Original typed document, signed, 3 pages on Margun Music letterhead. Some minor damage from the removal of staples from the top, left-hand corner, else very good. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Autograph letter signed to Philip Morrell declining to electioneer on his behalf at South Oxfordshire. 1904
£2,500
Dated 22 June 1904, on 105 Mount Street stationery. Churchill elegantly declines to appear in support of his Liberal colleague Morrell, as the Tory candidate Sir Robert Hermon Hodge...
Two pages, 203 × 125 mm. Recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium. Rust marks from a paper-clip to verso of first leaf and both sides of second leaf,... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Typed letter signed to the French writer Pierre Jean Jouve. 22 February, 1945
£2,250
Churchill writes to thank Jouve for a copy of his laudatory publication, "Processionnal de la Force Anglaise". Jouve is widely recognised as one of France's greatest C20th poets,...
1 page, Downing Street letterhead. With the original envelope addressed to Jouve at the British Council offices in Hanover Square. Folded for mailing but fine. Read more
GISSING, George.
Autograph letter signed to his sister Ellen ("My dear Nelly"). 1898
£2,000
A note to his sister: "I thought I remembered sending, or bringing, the Michelet to Wakefield. But I suppose I was mistaken. The vol. has somehow been lost, unfortunately....
One page, octavo (176 × 115 mm), conjugate leaf removed, trace of mount on verso. Horizontal crease where folded centrally. Read more
