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CRESSWELL, W. D'Arcy (1896-1960). Two autograph letters signed to Ottoline Morrell (one addressed to 'Dear Lady Ginger'), 19 Stourcliffe St, W.1, 17 July and July 1931, together 10 pages, 8vo , envelope, discussing his poetry and their relationship in passionate terms. 'Neither am I deceived by the cold notice you give my last sonnet. If you were not moved by it deeply, and knew all its diving resource, I'll eat my hat. Maurice Baring is a crank.' CRESSWELL, W. D'A. The Poet's Progress. London: Faber & Faber, 1930. 8°. Portrait frontispiece by William Rothenstein Original brown cloth. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. With typed sheet headed 'From D'Arcy Cresswell, Auckland, New Zealand, May 17, 1938' concerning his feelings on the death of Ottoline Morrell and his gratitude for her correspondence. CRESSWELL, W. D'A. Poems 1924-1931. London: Bodley Head, [1931]. 8°. Original black cloth, dust-jacket lacking spine. Dedication to Edward Marsh. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'For Phillip [sic] & Lady Ottoline Morrell from D'Arcy Cresswell, '31'. CRESSWELL, W. D'A. Eena Deena Dynamo . Christchurch, New Zealand: Caxton Press, 1936. 4°. Original grey paper wrappers (soiled at spine). ONE OF 140 COPIES. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'Philip & Ottoline Morrell from DArcy Cresswell 1936'. The New Zealand poet Walter D'Arcy Cresswell conducted a long correspondence with Ottoline Morrell, both from New Zealand and during his years in England. Many of them were published in Letters of D'Arcy Cresswell (1971) and Dear Lady Ginger (1983). (5)