GREENAWAY (Kate, 1846-1901, Artist, Children's Book Illustrator)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Jeune (Mary, wife, 1881, of Francis Henry Jeune, judge, from 1905 Baron St. Helier), saying that owing to "a fearful cold ... I am sure I shall not be well enough to dine with you on Thursday. I should have been ... so very pleased to see you again", she "longed to write ... and send you my congratulations ... I send you my little book [not present] (I dont know if you like books not quite like everyone else's)", having tried unsuccessfully "to find out where you were ... I thought it should wait until I found you were in London", 2 sides 8vo., 11 Pemberton Gardens, Holloway, N., Tuesday no date, circa crisp

Mrs Jeune's weekly dinners were famous for bringing together people in public life of all kinds, especially writers.

Item Date:  1885

Stock No:  55514      £575

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