SILITOE
(Alan, 1928-2010, Writer) and his wife Ruth FAINLIGHT (born 1931, American born Poet, Short Story Writer, Translator and Librettist)
Autograph card in Fainlight’s hand, Signed by both to Josephine PULLEIN-THOMPSON
(1924-2014, Writer best known for her Pony Books) sending “best wishes for her recovery...”, 1 side on a picture postcard of a Chinese painting, no place, postmarked Paddington, date not legible
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43526
£75
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SPENCER
(Gilbert, 1892-1979, Artist, brother of Sir Stanley)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Vera LANE POOLE
(1890-1965, Vera Ellen Dendy, Painter, Wife of Austin Lane Poole, 1889-1963, Historian, from 1913 Tutor, then Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, President, 1947-1957) saying he was sorry to hear “about Austin & you. I want to come over as soon as I can get a chance. Stanley has had a very serious operation but has come out of it well and muted optimism becomes less muted as time passes. He is very lively in the circumstances. My own movements are restricted for the moment because I like to to get over & see him as much as I can. I had a letter from Henry the other day. He expressed the hope that I was growing older gracefully. I don’t think I am. I must admit that I find the backward glances terribly attractive But Gillian is happy enough so I suppose it’s all alright really. She is with the Linden Singers & broadcasts quite a bit I like it very much. I am just completing a largish mural for the teas room at the R.A. 19’ x 9 in which I have traced an artist’s progress from the cot to the National Gallery if he is very good. I also finished one in the Student’s Union London U. based on the Scholar Gipsy, 15’ x 10’. I regard these as the equivalent of two one man shows so I can say that I am not relaxing in my efforts...”, 2 sides 8vo., The Cottage, Upper Basildon, Berks, no date but
Item Date:
1958
Stock No:
43547
£225
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SPOONER
(William A., 1844-1930, Theologian & Educationalist, Originator of the ‘Spoonerism’)
Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Thomson’
thanking him for bearing him “in mind in my old age and to send me some Woodcocks. The fact that I have grown old makes me value the gift the more. My successor is now in my house & made some improvements in, but now we are established in our new house we are well content with it & find it both appropriate and pretty. I hope some day you and Mrs Thomson may like to look in upon it. We shall be very glad to see you if you do...”, 2 sides 8vo., 1 Canterbury Road, Oxford headed paper, 16th November
Item Date:
1925
Stock No:
43546
£175
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STERN
(G.B., 1890-1973, Author)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘G. B. Stern, to Catherine Dupré,
(1927-2014, Writer and Artist) saying that she has “heard from Jill that you are to be Received tomorrow. I suppose at St Augustine’s? I’m so glad... I’ve been thinking a lot about you & your husband and always put in a special prayer to St Antony asking that it should ‘work out’ all right in the end for all of you (one of the small nice things about being a Catholic is that we’re not embarrassed at talking or writing on religious topics to one another & don’t feel any need to clear our throats & stammer & look the other way! I chose St Antony because of that lovely Murillo picture behind the altar at St Augustine’s which I always stare at hard, and so, I expect do you when we’re at Mass, especially during the Offertory when I’m not attending as much as I should... I think I’ll be coming down to my sister at Langton for this coming week-end... we might be able to fix up something for Sunday... I’m thrilled (I always am) to hear that we’re now belonging to the same Church, the same faith, the same Body. Talk about good news!....” 6 sides 8vo., D1 Albany, W1, 17th March no year but circa
Item Date:
1954
Stock No:
43548
£125
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AN ENGLISHMAN IMPRISONED IN PARIS DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
STEVENS
(Henry, Man of Letters)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that his “situation prevented me from explaining myself so fully as I could have wished. I have to beg of you to advance me the value of sixteen pounds sterling which will be paid to your Order by my Father according to the permission which he has given me. I am more desirous to have the money at present as I wish to pay my traiteur, & am apprehensive that it may hereafter be more difficult to get money than at present. I see no hopes of being liberated - indeed I wd rather stay in the prison I am in - provided I can get the Seals taken off my Chamber Door, where I have a Garden to keep there at at 40 Sols a day which with my lodgings is an unnecessary expense - Besides if I am so lucky as to be sent out quite free, I shall immediately retire into the Country at a small Distance from Paris, my Health is very much impaired within these six Weeks & i have absolute need of a little Country air. Excuse my explaining myself so fully, it is merely to prove to you how absolutely necessary Money is to me at the Moment, for I really have none. If I could write a few lines to my family, it wd make me very easy. I am exceedingly obliged to you for the interest you take for me...” with a postscript that he is “at the Refectoire at the Abbey Prison where I can see the persons you will have the goodness to send me...”, 3 sides 8vo., together with an instruction in French to Citoyen Perregaux asking him to send a bill of exchange for him to sign, 1 side 8vo., “Au Refectoire à l’Abbayè”, 19th October
Item Date:
1793
Stock No:
43545
£275
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