LEGGE
(Robin Humphrey, 1862-1933, Writer on the History of Music and Journalist)
Facetious TL signed with monogram “RL (I can do that every time)”, to “MrandMrsErbnEvelynunt”
starting “ANGELS from the realms of glory! Mais,Madame,M’sieu! May (English) the blessings of an old man what’s breaking up fall lightly but permanentsly on your happy heads. I give you my word of honour on my typewriter-my most precious possession- that I will never drink more than both bottles full of whisky per diem, so long as I am sober enough to count them. So there!!!!! If I get the counting wrong then my Aimée must apply a touch of the salt out of her loveliest glass things, et V’la! Robin’s himself again. You are rather dears, aren’t you? I’m not much of a judge, no experience of life & luv & things that count. But I’m scrattin’ along towards the lost dog’s home as merry as a grig, whatever a grig is. I believe Erb is coming here to tea. If so he can bring this to you and so miss the suffraggetteeesssese-don’t know how to spell ‘em. All Fleet St. is in a state of fever about them. We have notices to come down to the office for orders tomorrow as a great raid of the ‘Ladies’ is expected at all newspaper offices tomorrow or Xmas Day. Sweet dears, aren’t they! The pleasure they give to thousands of poor devils by robbing them of Xmas presents is incalculable, I don’t fink! Goodbye my dear. May the blessings&c, (vide supra!). The most hearty thanksto you & Gorbless you for a good’un, & him for second best!...”, 1 side folio with original autograph envelope, 33 Oakley Street, Chelsea, 23rd December no year,
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
42907
£125
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LEHMANN
(John Frederick, 1907-1987, English Poet and Man of Letters)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Hamilton
saying that he has “only just got back fro abroad (last night), so I hope you will excuse me for not answering your letter before. I did have a word... with Dr Klopstock before I left, and he promised to ring me to arrange a meeting this month. Meanwhile, of course, no agreement about the last seven years of ‘The London Magazine’ is valid without my signature. As for the Cheltenham Festival, I am honoured that you should invite me. Dates are, however, important. I have to go abroad for a short trip - Venice/Vienna - between September 15th and October 11th, so an exact commitment is essential. If you can now say definitely that it will be October 4th I think I can come...”, 2 sides 4to., 85 Cornwall Gardens headed paper, 12th July
Item Date:
1967
Stock No:
42641
£55
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LEHMANN
(John Frederick, 1907-1987, English Poet and Man of Letters)
Small collection of Three Autograph Letters Signed to Mr Hancox
the first says that he has received "a catalogue from your firm ... I notice that you are preparing one on the Thirties, and I wondered whether you would be interested in my little paper-covered book of poems, published in 1944 'The Sphere of Glass'. I have one or two copies, as the survivors were returned to me when the Hogarth Press was taken over by Chatto in 1946/7, & have been buried in my glory-hole ever since ..." offering to sign some copies if he wanted to buy them, the second agrees the price at £4 and suggests that he buys one and can come back for more if they sell though "Even more was suggested to me by someone who should be an expert!", and the final one just sends his thanks, 4 sides 4to., 85 Cornwall Gardens headed paper, 20th May to 27th July
Item Date:
1976
Stock No:
40067
£125
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LEJEUNE
(Caroline Alice, 1897-1973, Film Critic)
Autograph Letter Signed to Louis B. Frewer of the Oxford Playhouse Guild,
regretfully refusing his invitation "to join the 'Any Questions' programme" as she will be in Manchester, 1 side 8vo., The Observer, 22 Tudor Street, E.C.4., 16th October n.y., c.
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
52100
£25
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LEMON
(Mark, 1809-1870, Founding Editor of ‘Punch' and ‘The Field’)
Autograph Letter signed to W. C. MACREADY
(William Charles, 1793-1873, Actor) saying that the has “much pleasure in accepting your kind invitation...”, 1 side 8vo., White Cottage, Hammersmith, 13th October
Item Date:
1845
Stock No:
42474
£95
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