BETJEMAN
(Sir John, 1906-1982, Poet Laureate)
Small collection of Autograph Letters to Percy MUIR
(1894-1979, Antiquarian Bookseller, Collector and Bibliographer) and his wife, the first to “Dear Bibliomuir, thanking him for thinking of him. As a matter of fact I like it very much & have seen other places in that process, but not Brighton. As a little token of thanks I enclose this Chiselhampton thing. The money was substantial, so keep it as a souvenir...”, 1 side 8vo., The Mead Wantage, Berks, 26th November 1955, together with a printed copy of Verses Turned “in aid of A Public Subscription Towards the Restoration of the Church of St Katherine, Chiselhampton, Oxon”, with printed signatures of several of the sponsors and an autograph inscription signed “To BiblioMuir from J Betjeman”, 2 pages 4to., with original autograph envelope, together with another Autograph Letter Signed to “Biblio and Mrs Muir” thanking him for sending the “CRL Fletcher’s Guide to Oxford, I can just remember the book when I was a new boy at the Dragon School. (Lyman’s it was called then) & the prejudices of its author I shared then myself ‘KEBLE... as for the buildings, they were perpetrated - there is no other word for it - by Mr Butterfield in 1870’. I like too the OUP wartime format of the book. It is a gloriously forthright anti-town, pro University... liberal, jingo-istic & patronising book. I find I can’t put it down. It recalls my youth in an agonising way. How quiet was Cumnor then & how many lived who remembered Jowett...”, 2 sides 8vo, The Mead, Wantage, Berks, no date, circa
Item Date:
1955
Stock No:
42664
£775
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BETJEMAN
(Sir John, 1906-1982, Poet Laureate)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear Miss Roberts"
telling her that "there is a very distinguished Archivist attached to Barts Hospital & it would be better if you wrote to him. As you know Barts the ... & the Hospital are closely linked. I am too much of an amateur to be of any use. I have forgotten the Archivist's name ..." with a postscript asking her to forgive his "handwriting - this is written on an SR Train!", j(Southern Rail), 1side 8vo., 43 Cloth Fair, EC1, 2nd November
Item Date:
1966
Stock No:
41730
£275
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BETJEMAN
(Sir John, 1906-1982, Poet Laureate)
Typed Letter Signed to Mr Swan
thanking him for his letter and "cutting about St Paul's, Onslow Square. I have done what I believe to be the most useful and practical thing and sent these, together with a copy of my letter to you, to Mr Peter Burman of the Council for Places of Worship ... I hope you will hear from him soon ...", 1 side 4to., Sir John Betjeman headed paper, 16th March
Item Date:
1974
Stock No:
41623
£175
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BETJEMAN
(Sir John, 1906-1982, Poet Laureate)
Typed Letter Signed to Mr Stanley Jones
thanking him for his "most kind letter ... I really don't know of any book such as that to which you refer, my feeling has always been enjoy those poems that appeal most to you, I don't think it matters if one doesn't understand all of it. One doesn't want to be too analytical ...", 1 side A4, 43 Cloth Fair headed paper, 19th January
Item Date:
1972
Stock No:
41161
£175
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BETJEMAN
(Sir John, 1906-1982, Poet Laureate)
Typed Letter Signed to "Dear Rector" with autograph postcript
thanking him for his invitation "to read some of my poems in the Parish Church ... Unfortunately I shall not be coming down to Cornwall until October and so shall not be able to accept. But by all means use any extracts you wish from 'Summoned by Bells' at the Royal Cornwall Show ...", with the autograph postscript sending his "blessings on that Inn beside the church and the stream in the Vale of Lanherne ...", 1 side 4to., Sir John Betjeman headed paper, 6th August
Item Date:
1974
Stock No:
41455
£275
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