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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
W.E. Parry, arctic explorer [W.E. Parry, arctic] Autograph Letter Signed "WE Parry" to "Mr. Melvill" [prob. James C. Melvill, Secretary, East India House].. Three pages, 12mo, bifolium, fold marks, ow good condition. "I cannot refrain from expressing to you my feelings on perusing your adnirable letter to our friend Gurney House on the painful subject of the window - It appears to me a most complete & satsifactory explanation of the part which...	Travel and Topography	£220.00
Augustus John (1878-1961), artist. Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, on letterhead of 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea; 11 March 1923. Regarding an invitation, he cannot 'promise to come' as he is 'going to America very soon and in consequence my time is very crowded; - in addition, I am preparing for an exhibition at the end of the month'. With note by MG...	Art and Architecture	£125.00
Spike Milligan, comedian and author [Spike Milligan] Typed Letter Signed "Spike" to Sally Worboyes, author and playwright (Wikipedia), suggesting at the outset of her writing career more qualified judges of her work than himself.. One page, 4to, creasing and sl. marked, text clear and complete: Thank you for your letter together with your writings. I don't give an opinion of other people's work, and I'll tell you why, in the past I have been wrong, and on pone occasion felt very responsible. \| The best advice I can give...	Miscellaneous	£220.00
[Dora Carrington] Noel Carrington [Noel Lewis Carrington (1895 – 1989), book designer, editor, publisher, and the originator of Puffin Books.] [Dora Carrington; Bloomsbury; bookplates; art] Autograph Letter Signed Noel Carrington to King [?], about his sister's work (Carrington) and Lytton Strachey's library. Two pages, cr. 8vo, fold marks, good condition. Text: Your enquiry about woodcuts and bookplates made by my sister Dora Carrington for Lytton Strachey and others: You will find in the book on her Letters & Diaries edited by David Garnett (Cape 1970) and Paper Back OUP, several reproductions...		£220.00
J. A. M. de Sanchez, economist. Autograph L:etter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist ALS, on letterhead of 22 Old Broad Street, EC, 2pp., 12mo. Recommending The Great Gatsby, 'the book of which I spoke in the course of your brief discussion of the younger American writers the other evening'.	History	£56.00
Jane Wells [born Amy Catherine Robbins] (1872-1927), wife of H. G. Wells. Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, on letterhead of 4 Whitehall Court, London; 'Tuesday' [1924], in envelope, 2pp., 8vo. 'You know all sorts of useful things - can you tell me of any way of getting in touch with Mary Ansell - Mary Barrie - Mary Cannan - Mary? here my knowledge stops. [...] Are you "sitting under" Bernard...	Literature, Women	£150.00
Alfredo Campoli (1906-1991), Italian violinist who settled in England [Jack Salisbury] [Alfredo Campoli, virtuoso violinist.] Autograph Receipt for 'sale of Music Library', Signed over tax stamp. 1p, 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded twice. Signed, over a red 'Postage Revenue' 2d stamp: 'Alfredo Compoli. \| August 13th. 1947'. Above this the receip, in Compoli's autograph, reads: 'Received £500 (five hundred pounds) in full, (£200 deposit – and £250 in cash – also...		£80.00
Cecil Beaton [Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton] (1904-1980), photographer and diarist [John Freeman (1915-2014), Labour MP and broadcaster; Hugh Burnett (1924-2011), producer; BBC TV series 'Face to Face [Cecil Beaton interviewed by John Freeman for BBC TV series 'Face to Face'.] Producer Hugh Burnett's copy of the typescript of the transcript of the interview, containing passages not present in the published version. The present item is the producer Hugh Burnett's own copy of the transcript of John Freeman's interview of Cecil Beaton, broadcast in the BBC series 'Face to Face' on 18 February 1962. Duplicated typescript. 4pp, foolscap 8vo. Numbered, and headed 'CECIL BEATON', otherwise consisting entirely of...		£120.00
Roy Harrod, economist {R.F. Harrod] [Roy Harrod] COPY Typed Letters to Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, leading Liberal, friend and biographer of Churchill Total 6pp., 4to. Headed "COPY" in red, from the papers of Mark Bonham-Carter. LETTER ONE: He is trying to persuade Lady Bonham-Carter that her views of the future of the Liberal Party are valid and should be aired, given her "unique position in British Liberalism". She should not fear dividing...	History	£200.00
Thomas Lionel Hodgkin (1910-1982), Marxist historian, son of last. Autograph Letter Signed to Sylvia Lynd, poet and novelist. ALS, on letterhead of 20 Bradmore Road, Oxford; 'Easter Sunday 1931', 2pp., 8vo. Mainly personal long letter thanking her for 'a splendid present - Thank Heavens someone has had the wisdom to give me books, and the bounty to give me a lot of books'. With typed copy (1 p, 4to) of text headed '...	Literature	£45.00