BONE (Sir Muirhead, 1876-1953, Water-colour Painter & Etcher, War Artist)

Autograph Letter Signed to Charles REILLY (1874-1948, Head of the Liverpool School of Architecture) saying that "Encouraged by Mary I am venturing to bother you with this prospectus of my Spanish book. It reproduces (really magnificently) some 180 of my drawings - altogether a terrific work! Two original etchings also. It may amuse you - I hope you may find a moment in London to have a look at the book itself. Mary suggests to me that your friend Mr Peter Jones of Liverpool might be interested to hear of the book so I enclose a second prospectus. We are all here in Norfolk for the health of younger son Gavin - he has had a long fight with tuberculosis but I am glad to say is ever so much better now only has to be careful & this Norfolk air suits him ... he is getting attention at the Sanatorium at Mundesley ..." and ends with the hope that "your own health is much improved", 1 side 4to., Sunnywood, West `runton, Cromer, Norfolk 14th July

His son Stephen (1904-1958, Painter writer and Broadcast and noted war artist) married Mary Adshead (1904-1995, Artist and Illustrator) in 1929. It is likely that she is the Mary he refers to.
The book for which he is sending the prospectus would be his 1936 collaboration with his wife Gertrude Bone (1876-1962) Days in Old Spain. Their son Gavin died in 1943.

Item Date:  1936

Stock No:  39192      £125

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