BENSON
(Edward Frederick, 1867-1940, Novelist & Scholar, Author of the ‘Mapp & Lucia’ novels)
Fie signature and date on a card
4” x 2½”, no place, 23rd May
Item Date:
1931
Stock No:
42778
£50
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BENSON
(Edward Frederick, 1867-1940, Novelist & Scholar, Author of ‘Mapp & Lucia’)
Small Archive of Six Autograph Letters Signed to Ronald Riggs (’R.R.’, ‘Mr Riggs’ and ‘Ronald’)
the first saying that “Bournemouth seems to be a very lively p lace, & if I ha time I would certainly come down to see the Alderman & perhaps borrow one of his ships for a bathe. Let me hear more of his doings sometime; perhaps he lends himself to what may be called ‘literary treatment’. I’m sorry you’ve given up writing; does other work interferre with it? Or tennis? Off in a few days to Rye when I shall have a great deal of work to do, & also I hope sun-bathe in. my watered garden. Excuse the scrappiness of this!...”, 2 sides 8vo., 25 Brompton Square headed paper, 31st May 1932, the next says he has “just disinterred a letter of yours that I’m afraid was written weeks ago, & there’s the photograph for which you held out hope? I haven’t seen it. There’s a very silly book of verse just out, but the reviews say it’s flippant, when I though it profound and edifying and all the rest of it... And there’s a gale sweeping across my garden, & it’s cold, and so I lit a. firer & must now go and dress for dinner. And yesterday I was sun-bathing & found it almost too hot...”, 2 sides 8vo., Lamb House, Rye headed paper, 24th July 1932, the third returns “the photograph you sent me, you look a very happy party & I hope you had a pleasant bath before or after or perhaps both. But telephoning - I am the worst telephoner in the world for I never can think of anything to say & you would sit before the instrument only to receive the information that it is hot (or probably cold)...”, 2 sides 8vo., Brompton Square headed paper, 10th December 1883, the fourth congratulates him “upon getting into print; c’est le premier pas qui conte. Now you’ve got to make good your first step, & put the second down solidly. Your first note about the motor-coach is quite a good item & I like Mr Lewis’s glass music stool (only it ought to be chameleon). Go on with picturesque things...”, 2 sides 8vo., Lamb House headed, 6th May 1934, the fist encloses his “cuttings, which I read with renewed admiration for people who can tell me All About It in a few lines,. But I should have liked to hear more of Kate...”, 2 sides 8vo., Lamb House headed, 5th July 1935 and the final letter is “Delighted to hear that you have expanded - Remember to be always slightly indiscreet; that is what those who read like and it is more fun. No; no sun yet at Rye but I’m told that the moon is all right...”, 2 sides 8vo.,Lamb House headed, 1st March
Item Date:
1936
Stock No:
43616
£975
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BENSON
(Edward Frederick, 1867-1940, Novelist & Scholar, Author of the 'Mapp & Lucia' novels)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent,
saying that he has "a novel called 'The Climber' coming out in America in January (it has already appeared in England) and another beginning in the Cornhill in July of next year, serially ...", 1 side 8vo., 102 Oakley Street, Chelsea, 12th December
Item Date:
1908
Stock No:
39161
£175
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BENSON
(Edward Frederick, 1867-1940, Novelist & Scholar, Author of the 'Mapp & Lucia' novels)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Madam'
sending his autograph, hoping "that this very badly written scrawl with answer ...", 1 side 8vo., 3, St Cross Road, Winchester, 29th July, no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39843
£95
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BENSON
(Edward Frederick, 1867-1940, Novelist & Scholar, Author of ‘Mapp & Lucia’)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Riggs
saying that he “wouldn’t bother much over Daisy’s Aunt - I think she was rather a bore. But why should you think I could snub you for telling me so charmingly that you like some of my perpetration? I like David, too. I want to know how to go on with him. Perhaps better to leave him...”, 2 sides 8vo., 25 Brompton Square, 1st March
Item Date:
1932
Stock No:
42669
£225
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