MANNIN
(Ethel, 1900-1984, Travel Writer and Novelist)
Typed Letter Signed to the Frederick Staerck,
thanking him for his letter and saying she is “glad you like ENGLAND MY ADVENTURE - a number of people seem to have done so, and to have liked it more than the previous two England books, ENGLAND FOR A CHANGE (1968) and ENGLAND AT LARGE (1970). I think perhaps the relating of places to people, as in the third book, does make it more interesting. My publishers would like me to do yet another book of this kind, this time going north of the Border, but though I like the Border country I don’t think I will, as being now old, I find all the travelling involved very tiring. And three is anyhow a nice round number, and completes a trilogy! As does the novel I had out on the day you wrote, MISSION TO BEIRUT, the third of the novels with Middle East background which began with THE MIDNIGHT STREET... based on the life and death of Gen. Qassim of Iraq and to which FREE PASS TO NOWHERE (1970) was a kind of sequel. I will write no more novels, now, with a Middle East setting... there was a novel with a mainly North West Frontier of India (now Pakistan) setting, THE CURIOUS ADVENTURE OF MAJOR FOSDICK. For the setting of the 1974 novel I am at present working on I’ve gone to an island off the West coast of Scotland...” ending with a note about the origin of her and her correspondent’s surnames, 1 side 4to., Oak Cottage, 27 Burghley Road headed paper, 3rd March
Item Date:
1973
Stock No:
42448
£125
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[MAQUET
(Auguste, 1813-1888, French Writer and Dramatist, Collaborator with Dumas on The Count of Monte Cristo, the Three Musketeers and other novels)]
Unsigned carte de visite photo by Carjat & Co
showing him three quarters length with one hand in his pocket, 4" x 2½", no place, no date
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0
Stock No:
38442
£75
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MARRYAT
(Frederick, 1792-1848, Captain & Novelist, Author of ‘Peter Simple’ & ‘Midshipman Easy’)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that he will “have great pleasure in dining with you on Thursday next at 7 o’clock...”, 1 side small 8vo., 8 Duke Street, St James, Tuesday, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
42450
£225
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MARRYAT
(Florence, 1838-1899, Novelist, daughter of Frederick MARRYATT)
Fine signature on mourning paper
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0
Stock No:
8031
£10
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MARSH
(Catherine, 1818-1912, Philanthropic Worker and Writer)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear kind young friend',
saying "Not dreaming you were in the pew behind me and only hearing from the Miss Mackenzies that Mrs Henry Dundas was there - alas I could not divine it!", she thanks her for her "dear letter ... But I was obliged to give up eleven visits - to hurry home to invalids ... God bless you ... to realize and enjoy constantly the presence of your Saviour", 4 sides 8vo. and 3 top margins, 3 Onslow Gardens, S.W., 27th October n.y., c.
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
17917
£65
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