[NASH
(John, 1893-1977, R.A., Painter, War Artist, Illustrator and Engraver)]
Autograph letter signed 'John (N)'
to Mrs Winifred Arnold, of Little Baddow, near Chelmsford, saying they "received a visit yesterday from a 'mystery' gentleman & his wife who delivered a lovely bottle into my hand - and your note. How kind ... I can only think of my birthday which is on April 11th", he was interested to see "you had got into your new quarters at Little Baddow", 'flu in the New Year "affected my arthritis ... I lost weight & seem to be walking on bare bones!", they are expecting "a visit from our mutual old friends Enid & Francis Leveton ... Bill's sister", so they may celebrate then, "Can you still do any painting?", and recalling "those delightful days at Bigwood", ending "Be assured of our warm regards and affection. Yours ever", 2 sides 8vo., 2nd April
light irregular pen mark in bottom right corner of recto crossing one word
Item Date:
1972
Stock No:
54318
£65
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NASH
(John, 1893-1977, R.A., Painter, War Artist, Illustrator and Engraver)
Autograph Letter Signed to Anthony BERTRAM
(1897-1978, writer on Art and Travel, biographer, 1955, of John Nash's brother Paul, 1889-1946), sending "the details ... chiefly from my cousin Olive Nash", and giving her address in Weston super Mare, "as regards the Hawk Wood problem, Barbara" (Nash, John's sister) "agrees with me that it was 'taken' looking out towards Iver Heath", (near their childhood home), "& therefore the bird is not actually hovering over Hawks Wood", and apologizing for the delay, "I have been & still am likely to be terribly busy", 2 sides 8vo, Bottengoms Farm, Wormingford, Essex, 11th February
neat filing holes touching two letters
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
54300
£65
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(John, 1893-1977, R.A., Painter, War Artist, Illustrator and Engraver)
Autograph Letter Signed to Anthony BERTRAM
(1897-1978, writer on Art and Travel, biographer, 1955, of John Nash's brother Paul, 1889-1946), saying he has "just unearthed 2 more letters of Pauls ... rich in marginal drawings ... one ... from the Dymchurch period ... the other ... headed Fitzroy St. ... about the designs made for Leeds Town Hall", in the first "the drawing of the rescue of the sheep is splendid & the horned characture [sic] of Christine [John's wife] & myself ... please keep them carefully & let me have them back some time", 1 side 8vo., Bottengoms Farm, Wormingford, Essex, 20th February
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
54301
£75
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NASH
(John, 1893-1977, R.A., Painter, War Artist, Illustrator and Engraver)
Autograph Letter Signed to Anthony BERTRAM
(1897-1978, writer on Art and Travel, biographer, 1955, of John Nash's brother Paul, 1889-1946), saying "... We shall be home on Monday. Yes, do come and see us on the 10th - come to lunch Christine says. You should have good hunting with Lance [Sieveking, at the Slade with Paul] at Snape if your visit is at all concerned with Paul's book", he describes "a pleasant way back from there ... through Woodbridge" ending "a small lane to Little Horkesley then enquire - but I expect you have a map and sense of direction!", 2 sides 8vo, Laugharne Castle, Carmarthenshire, no date, circa
a few light brown spots touching one letter
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
54302
£70
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NASH
(John, 1893-1977, R.A., Painter, War Artist, Illustrator and Engraver)
Autograph Letter Signed to Anthony BERTRAM
(1897-1978, writer on Art and Travel, biographer, 1955, of John Nash's brother Paul, 1889-1946), talking about Bertram's invitation to stay, "I was very sorry about the failure of your visit to us here but I was feeling very dim. The day after ... the doctor ... gave me some astounding pills as large as shillings ... 12 a day - the effect was nothing short of miraculous", and feels he has had "one's money's worth of the N.H.I.", he has "lately procured a very early bookplate of Paul's" associated with the "Colchester Pageant 1906 ...", 2 sides 8vo., Bottengoms Farm, Wormingford, Essex, 8th October no year but
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
54303
£75
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