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Twentieth-Century Literature.

Schätzpreis
1.500 £ - 2.000 £
ca. 1.850 $ - 2.467 $
Zuschlagspreis:
3.800 £
ca. 4.687 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 360

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Schätzpreis
1.500 £ - 2.000 £
ca. 1.850 $ - 2.467 $
Zuschlagspreis:
3.800 £
ca. 4.687 $
Beschreibung:

A substantial collection of hundreds of letters from notable writers of the mid to late 20th century as collected by Eileen Cond, correspondents include Elizabeth Bowen, Desmond Bagley, Arthur Bryant, Vera Brittain, Algernon Blackwood, Nigel Balchin, Edmund Blunden, H.E. Bates, Hilaire Belloc, Anthony Burgess, Leslie Charteris, John Creasy, John Le Carre, Victor Canning, Len Deighton, Daphne Du Maurier, Gerald Durrell, Richard Dimbleby, Francis Durbridge, Anthony Eden, C.S. Forester, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Paul Gallico, Winston Graham, Elspeth Huxley, Michael Hastings, Geoffrey Household, John Harris James Hilton, Edward Lutyens, Norah Lofts, Nicholas Monsarrat, Iris Murdoch, John Masefield, Gavin Maxwell Alistair Maclean, Compton Mackenzie, Beverley Nichols, John Cowper Powys, William Plomer, Paul Scott, Denis Wheatley, Dornford Yates, etc., a mixture of typed and autograph letters signed, other signatures include Anthony Hope Hawkins, Laurence Housman Sax Rohmer, Raphael Sabatini Ben Travers, Laurence Whistler G.K. Chesterton, Barbara Cartland, E.M. Delafield, Walter de la Mare, Baroness Orczy, J.B. Priestley, etc. etc., contained in large expanding alphabetical file, plus loosely inserted into a dozen notebooks and ledgers, various sizes Eileen Cond was a tireless collector of books and letters from contemporary novelists and poets. Her method of obtaining the autographs was to write a letter of appreciation, often containing her bookplate and explaining the scope of her collection. In many cases she struck up friendships with the authors which lasted for many years, the collection containing many multiple letters from authors such as Victor Bridges, Leslie Charteris, Victor Canning, Taprell Dorling, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Michael Hastings, Eliot Crawshay and others. The letters vary from long and warm in tone to occasional terse replies. A partial list is available from the salerooms. (2 archive boxes)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 360
Auktion:
Datum:
05.10.2016
Auktionshaus:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
Beschreibung:

A substantial collection of hundreds of letters from notable writers of the mid to late 20th century as collected by Eileen Cond, correspondents include Elizabeth Bowen, Desmond Bagley, Arthur Bryant, Vera Brittain, Algernon Blackwood, Nigel Balchin, Edmund Blunden, H.E. Bates, Hilaire Belloc, Anthony Burgess, Leslie Charteris, John Creasy, John Le Carre, Victor Canning, Len Deighton, Daphne Du Maurier, Gerald Durrell, Richard Dimbleby, Francis Durbridge, Anthony Eden, C.S. Forester, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Paul Gallico, Winston Graham, Elspeth Huxley, Michael Hastings, Geoffrey Household, John Harris James Hilton, Edward Lutyens, Norah Lofts, Nicholas Monsarrat, Iris Murdoch, John Masefield, Gavin Maxwell Alistair Maclean, Compton Mackenzie, Beverley Nichols, John Cowper Powys, William Plomer, Paul Scott, Denis Wheatley, Dornford Yates, etc., a mixture of typed and autograph letters signed, other signatures include Anthony Hope Hawkins, Laurence Housman Sax Rohmer, Raphael Sabatini Ben Travers, Laurence Whistler G.K. Chesterton, Barbara Cartland, E.M. Delafield, Walter de la Mare, Baroness Orczy, J.B. Priestley, etc. etc., contained in large expanding alphabetical file, plus loosely inserted into a dozen notebooks and ledgers, various sizes Eileen Cond was a tireless collector of books and letters from contemporary novelists and poets. Her method of obtaining the autographs was to write a letter of appreciation, often containing her bookplate and explaining the scope of her collection. In many cases she struck up friendships with the authors which lasted for many years, the collection containing many multiple letters from authors such as Victor Bridges, Leslie Charteris, Victor Canning, Taprell Dorling, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Michael Hastings, Eliot Crawshay and others. The letters vary from long and warm in tone to occasional terse replies. A partial list is available from the salerooms. (2 archive boxes)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 360
Auktion:
Datum:
05.10.2016
Auktionshaus:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
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