“I’M REALLY A SINGULARLY UNPATRIOTIC PERSON AND EVEN IN THE WAR I’M PRO EUROPE...”
WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Ferdinand LEIPNIK
(1869-1924, Spy, Art Historian, Entrepeneur) saying he “would like to meet you. I’m really a singularly unpatriotic person & even in the war I am pro Europe & pro civilisation rather than pro British. There is great danger of all the fine possibilities[?] of the war being swamped in purely natural passion. Could you come to me down here for the next week end August 28th-30th & talk?...”, 1 side 4to., with original autograph envelope, Litttle Easton Rectory, Dunmow headed paper, no date, probably August
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
42563
£775
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WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to H. D. Jennings White
saying “You have no worldly wisdom. I asked someone about you. Have you heard of Herman? I’m told that he got his Ph. D. in some German or Austrian university where it is difficult to avoid them & his M.A. is... from Durham or somewhere. Please put your feathers on straight. M.A. Oxon Ph. D. Lond. By the bye did you meet my son Gip at University Coll?...”, 2 sides 16mo., on separate sheets, with original envelope, 13 Hanover Terrace heaaded paper, 16th February
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
42713
£525
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WELLS
(Amy Catherine Robbins, 1895-1927, Writer and Poet, Wife of H. G. Wells)
Autograph Letter Signed to Ferdinand LEIPNIK
(1869-1924, Spy, Art Historian, Entrepreneur) telling him that her “husband and I are very glad indeed that you have persuaded Mr Van Cos to publish the Outline of History & to hear of all you have done to. help forward the work in other quarters. My husband will. look forward to seeing you in London when you are back again...” 1 side 4to., with original autograph envelope, Easton Glebe, Dunmow headed paper, postmarked 1st August
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
43569
£175
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WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Dr H. D. Jennings White
saying that he seems “to be the focus of a concerted attack from several people I know nothing about. I don’t remember anything particularly outrageous in your review of Bing’s book. But then I didn’t read it very carefully because I had never heard of Dr Bing & I didn’t keep that copy of Plan. I could get your book... from the Times B. Club, but by paying 4/6 as a reading fee I made them buy it. They said there was no demand for it. I never buy books if I can help it - it is just a habit - acquired in my early days as a mendacious reviewer. But it is all the same for you. I like your book... I like your altruism and a sort of outrageous common sense but I guess you have been scarred by disputes & contentions in the past. You seem to have had some sort of dispute about mental disturbance now having a physiological origin. You’ve taken up that position & you’re going to stick to it, so I won’t argue with you. You’re wrong... I doubt if you know anything much about the liver or the kidney. Forgive these casual remarks, but I fear your intensity. Where did you do your psycho analysis? I see you have a PhD. But you don’t say where you got it. Did you ever come across Pavloff? In his latter days he was dabbling in psychotherapeutics. Anyhow Entrophy is a great word...”, 3 sides 8vo., with original typed envelope, 13 Hanover Terrace headed paper, 4th February
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
43586
£775
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WELLS
(Amy Catherine Robbins, 1895-1927, Writer and Poet, Wife of H. G. Wells)
Autograph Letter Signed to Ferdinand LEIPNIK
(1869-1924, Spy, Art Historian, Entrepreneur) saying that they are “very glad indeed that you are able to come to us on Saturday. Will you come, please, to Easton Lodge station - now Dunmow, as it is nearer to us, & a car shall be there to meet you...”, 1 side 4to., with original autograph envelope, Easton Glebe, Dunmow headed paper, postmarked 20th July
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
43839
£145
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