THE TWO GREATEST VICTORIAN WRITERS WRITING TO EACH OTHER
DICKENS
(Charles, 1812-1870, Novelist)
Top third of an Autograph Letter to “Dear THACKERAY”
(William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist) with the date, on his headed notepaper, 4¼” x 2¼”, Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London, “Friday Twenty Eighth May”
some soiling on right hand edge
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
42910
£975
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DICKSON
Archive of 7 Autograph Letters and 5 Typed Letters Signed "Dickie" to Dennis WHEATLEY
(1897-1977, Novelist) the first says he is "very sorry indeed to hear of the rotten time you have been having since February and of that bad ten days in Madrid. Joan must have been very worried. I have never had pleurisy but can imagine it is no fun! ...", 3 sides folio, 7 sides 4to., and 11 aides 8vo., 39 Hyde Park Gate and Air Ministry headed paper, 20th March 1955 to 23rd February
Item Date:
1958
Stock No:
40564
£750
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DONALDSON
(Sir James, 1831-1915, Principal of St. Andrews University)
Autograph Letter Signed to John Burnet, 1863-1928, Professor of Greek,
saying "I gladly give my sanction to the use of the Hall of the United College for rehearsals ... I spoke to Mr Bennett about ... keeping up the type of the Buchanan poems" and suggests Burnet and Bennett determine whether the expense justifies it, 2 sides 8vo., c/o D. Steele, 2 Via Pico della Mirandola, Florence, 13th May
identification on blank fourth side in the hand of collector John MacKilligan of Lossiemouth
Item Date:
1905
Stock No:
51208
£45
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DOUGLAS
(O., pen-name of Anna Buchan, d. 1948)
Autograph Letter Signed on postcard to Alastair M. Wallace,
thanking him for his "most kind letter. Nelson published in Spring a 1/6 edition of 'Pink Sugar' ", Bank House, Peebles, 30th September
adhesion on address panel with loss of a few letters
Item Date:
1928
Stock No:
16836
£15
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DOUGLAS-HOME
(Charles Cospatrick, 1937-1985, from 1982 Editor of The Times)
Typed Letter Signed 'Charles' to Donald McCormick,
(1911-1998, Historian of the Secret Services as 'Richard Deacon'), explaining that he had tried "to get away for a few days, only to be interrupted by the Falklands affair. I found your letter very interesting, though ... the subjects you touch on will never be illuminated in the way that we would like", on "the Beves affair ... I don't think that it is all that it seemed at the time - rightly or wrongly ... If you turn up something for us do let me know", 1 side 4to., The Times, 200 Gray's Inn Road, 21st April
Item Date:
1982
Stock No:
50445
£75
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