MITCHISON
(Naomi, b.1897, Novelist)
Fine Typed Letter Signed to Mr Harding Edgar,
apologizing for not answering, "but owing to no cook and no secretary have had my hands full", she goes on to say that she hasn't had the "time to look for letters and I think I'd have to consult Mrs Lewis, but what I have now got is a notebook with the complete first draft of a book from beginning to end. It is a frightful nuisance working like this, and I can't think how any serious writer does!", 1 side 8vo, 2 Harcourt Buildings, 29th, n.y.,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
29387
£75
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MITFORD
(Mary Russell, 1787-1855, Novelist)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir', probably Samuel Carter Hall, 1800-1889,
asking that "(if it is not inserted in this Month's Magazine) you will have the goodness to send the M.S. of the little article on the Cottage Gardens together with the next No. to W.W. Ogbourne Esq.", and asking him to confirm that "there is the paper of this series in this New Monthly", with a magnificent engraving "by A. Collas's Patent Process" of a Gothic memorial plaque to Miss Mitford signed by L.W. Wyon, 8½" x 6¾", the letter 1 side 8vo., no place, no date, c.
each laid down and further laid down on an A4 filing sheet
Item Date:
1835
Stock No:
19948
£175
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MITFORD
(Mary Russell, 1787-1855, Novelist)
Portion of an autograph letter expressing her belief in the mercy and goodness of God, 2 sides of half of 1 sheet 8vo., n.p., n.d.
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
18380
£10
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MITFORD
(Nancy, 1904-1973, Author)
Fine Long ALS ('Nancy Mitford') to Madame del Riego
(Teresa Clotilde, 1876-1968, Violinist, Pianist, Singer and Composer of Spanish ancestry), thanking her for her letter "it was so kind of you to write exactly the sort of praise one loves to receive. Most people don't really read what one writes, only what they themselves imagine. Half the letters I got were to order me to book rooms at 'Ste Fay' - how much with full pension! ... So you do see that yours made a change! ...", 2 sides 8vo., Rue Monsieur VII, Suffron 7665, 12th August
Item Date:
1961
Stock No:
38846
£245
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MITFORD
(Mary Russell, 1787-1855, Novelist & Dramatist)
Brief Autograph Letter signed to Mrs Acton TINDAL
(Henrietta Euphemia Harrison, 1817-1879) Poet and Novelist) saying “Thank you my beloved friend! Be assured that you have been amongst the blessings of my existence - May God bless you all! Ever your affectionate...”, 1 side sm. 8vo.,with original autograph envelope, with a pencil annotation “A letter very dear to me!”, Swallowfield, Monday, no date but postmarked 23rd February
Item Date:
1854
Stock No:
41544
£125
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