BEDFORD
(Sybille, 1911-1006, German born English Writer of Non-fiction and Semi-autobiographical Fiction)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Sybille’ to Josephine PULLEIN-THOMPSON
(1924-2014, Writer best known for her Pony Books) thanking her for “making my 80th Birthday party so memorable & so delightful. I am still overcome by the ‘Tributes’! I couldn’t really believe the speakers were talking about me. But what a warming purring feeling it does leave behind! I realise how hard and devotedly you all must have worked to make everything go so smoothly - and such a delicious dinner. Anna was thrilled to be sitting beside you. I do rather wish I’d bought Jack (my great-grandson!). He adores parties... one thing still haunts me and you. must deal with it for me, like a dear. I was just coming up to Peter’s name, at the end, when it (his name) fell though a hole in my memory without warning... it is too embarrassing... I know Peter is too nice to take umbrage - but not to mention him of all people. It was partly because I’d been thinking about David Caron & the old days...”, 2 sides 4to., 30 Clareville Grove, 14th May
Item Date:
1981
Stock No:
43537
£145
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BEECHING
(Henry Charles, 1859-1919, Dean of Norwich, Man of Letters)
Autograph Letter Signed with initials to an unnamed correspondent,
concerning "The author of 'Love in Idleness' ... as the writer of the piece in question I have pleasure in saying that the number is correct, the reference being to the Polonaise ... the music might well express the melancholy of others besides Poles ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, 30th October
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
5009
£20
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BEEDING
(Francis, 1898-1951, pen-name of Hilary Aidan St. George Saunders, Private Secretary to Fridtjof Nansen, 1921-1923)
Typed Letter Signed to 'Madame' (Eileen Cond),
saying he is delighted "to know that you liked Eleven were Brave and that you recommend it to your friends ... I am hard at work on another book also to do with France" for the Autumn "but with the amount of Government work Mr. Francis and Mr. Beeding are now doing it is hard to find time to try to please our friends", 1 side 8vo., 3E Airlie Gardens, W.8, 24th June
Item Date:
1941
Stock No:
16719
£25
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[BEER
(Patricia, 1919-1999, Poet and Critic)]
Fine unsigned photo by Mark GERSON
signed and inscribed in pencil by the photographer, showing her half length standing outside a house, 9½" x 7½" in frame 15½" x 12½", London, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
38674
£75
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ORIGINAL SKETCHES SENT AS A REPLY TO A LETTER
BEERBOHM
(Sir H. Max, 1872-1956, Humorist & Caricaturist)
Page of five pencil caricature sketches
on the blank last sheet of an Autograph Letter from Ethell STYAN in which she asks him if he "could do a drawing for me to give Lord Howard de Walden for a wedding present. I can think of nothing more suitable nor applicable to him that that - but I can't afford more than ten guineas for it. Can that be done? Sickert would approve this frank & brutal bargain. I do hope you are going to give us some more of Julenka's exploits. She has been refreshing. Lord Howard is to be married on the 20th inst. I have left it till late of course ...", on the verso of the 3rd side are 5 sketches of heads of men, mostly with rather prominent noses in caricature expressions, 4 sides 8vo., in total, 30 South Street Mayfair headed paper, 11th February
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
41551
£975
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