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Manning, Hugo
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Manning, Hugo
- Archive of documents and books, comprising:
- ink on paper
i) 9 autograph manuscript fair copies of works by Manning: ‘A Man to Remember: a piece about Samuel Beckett’, 11 pages, illustrated by Manning, in black cloth; ‘Vienna’, 16 pages, illustrated by Manning, blue cloth; ‘The Devil and the Drudge’, 20 pages, illustrated by Manning, blue cloth; ‘Storm over Eskwadilly’, 45 pages, blue cloth; ‘W.H. Hudson’, illustrated by Manning, 40 pages, blue cloth; ‘Dylan Thomas, 31 pages; ‘Woman at the Window’, 12 pages; ‘Nocturne’, 7 pages; ‘Tread Gently Now’, 1 page
ii) A group of carbon copy typescripts of works in verse and prose by Manning, each signed by the author and with an introductory note addressed to Stanley Noble: ‘A Time to Unweep’, 28 pages; ‘The Secret Sea’, 61 pages; ‘Encounter in Crete’, 2 versions, 47 and 41 pages; ‘Madame Lola’, 47 pages; ‘A Man to Remember’, 5 pages; ‘Faith Love Fun with Henry Miller’, 23 pages; and several pieces in verse and prose on Dylan Thomas, autograph manuscript and typescript, altogether c. 60 pages
iii) Hugo Manning, two portraits: “The Young Dylan Thomas”, coloured inks and coloured pencils, framed and glazed (frame size 352 x 270mm), not examined out of frame; “Sketch of Stanley Noble”, crayon, 250 x 180mm
iv) Bundle of correspondence between Hugo Manning and Derek Stanford, an autograph manuscript review by Stanford of ‘The Secret Sea’ by Manning, and related material
v) A group of c.25 books inscribed by Hugo Manning, mostly works by him inscribed to the bookdealer Stanley Noble, including: Storm Over Eskwadilly (Buenos Aires, 1942),Dead Season’s Heritage (Buenos Aires, 1942), inscribed to C. Day Lewis
vi) c.15 other books and pamphlets by Manning, including some limited signed editions, with some additional proofs, cards, letters, and other material
[with:] James Kirkup (1918-2009), fair copy autograph manuscript poems (c.17 pages), signed typescript poems (c.24 pages), prose typescripts, letters and postcards to the poet and publisher Barry Tebb (substantial series, 1960s-70s), cuttings and printed matter, photographs (mostly in Japan)
[also with:] Dylan Thomas, collection of manuscripts, typescripts and other material relating to him including ‘Dylan Thomas: Some Memories’, autograph manuscript by John Gawsworth, 14 pages, and Daniel Jones, composer and friend of Thomas, ‘Chameleon’, autograph manuscript, 4 pages
[also with:] c. 22 miscellaneous other books, seemingly residual stock of Stanley Noble, many relating to Dylan Thomas
The collection housed in a large box
ii) A group of carbon copy typescripts of works in verse and prose by Manning, each signed by the author and with an introductory note addressed to Stanley Noble: ‘A Time to Unweep’, 28 pages; ‘The Secret Sea’, 61 pages; ‘Encounter in Crete’, 2 versions, 47 and 41 pages; ‘Madame Lola’, 47 pages; ‘A Man to Remember’, 5 pages; ‘Faith Love Fun with Henry Miller’, 23 pages; and several pieces in verse and prose on Dylan Thomas, autograph manuscript and typescript, altogether c. 60 pages
iii) Hugo Manning, two portraits: “The Young Dylan Thomas”, coloured inks and coloured pencils, framed and glazed (frame size 352 x 270mm), not examined out of frame; “Sketch of Stanley Noble”, crayon, 250 x 180mm
iv) Bundle of correspondence between Hugo Manning and Derek Stanford, an autograph manuscript review by Stanford of ‘The Secret Sea’ by Manning, and related material
v) A group of c.25 books inscribed by Hugo Manning, mostly works by him inscribed to the bookdealer Stanley Noble, including: Storm Over Eskwadilly (Buenos Aires, 1942),Dead Season’s Heritage (Buenos Aires, 1942), inscribed to C. Day Lewis
vi) c.15 other books and pamphlets by Manning, including some limited signed editions, with some additional proofs, cards, letters, and other material
[with:] James Kirkup (1918-2009), fair copy autograph manuscript poems (c.17 pages), signed typescript poems (c.24 pages), prose typescripts, letters and postcards to the poet and publisher Barry Tebb (substantial series, 1960s-70s), cuttings and printed matter, photographs (mostly in Japan)
[also with:] Dylan Thomas, collection of manuscripts, typescripts and other material relating to him including ‘Dylan Thomas: Some Memories’, autograph manuscript by John Gawsworth, 14 pages, and Daniel Jones, composer and friend of Thomas, ‘Chameleon’, autograph manuscript, 4 pages
[also with:] c. 22 miscellaneous other books, seemingly residual stock of Stanley Noble, many relating to Dylan Thomas
The collection housed in a large box
Catalogue Note
For Hugo Manning see previous lot.