- 309
Autograph letters and manuscripts
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- a collection, mostly by 20th century poets and other writers, comprising letters by:
- ink on paper
John Betjeman (9 letters signed (5 autograph), to Canon Bernard Mortlock, on the conservation of church architecture, 15 pages, 1951-64), Sir Winston Churchill (typed letter signed on constituency affairs, 1 page, 7 July 1955), Robert Graves (2 autograph notes signed responding to enquiries from schoolchildren, 1962-69), Henry Hallam, C. Day Lewis, Sir A.J. Munnings (autograph menu and sketch), T.S. Eliot (two Christmas cards, signed, one with an accompanying autograph note, and a typed letter signed to Francis Berry, 7 December 1955), Siegfried Sassoon, John Masefield, G.B. Shaw (autograph draft letter to Daily Herald, 23 October 1931, and one other), Edmund Blunden (2 letters), H.W. Longfellow, Edith Sitwell, Hammond Innes (manuscript draft short story entitled 'Another Intake Joins Ship', 10 pages), William Burroughs (2 postcards and 2 typed letters signed), Groucho Marx, Anthony Thwaite (autograph manuscript, 11 pages), Christopher Logue (3 copies of a broadsheet, signed), and others, including correspondence with the dealer Jake Schwartz, cuttings and ephemera, altogether about 60 items, housed loose in three folders with some additional items loose in a manilla envelope
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."