Alan Dent

i) James Agate. Red Letter Nights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1944, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN LEIGH (“to dear Vivien | Alan | July, 1944”) on the front free endpaper, original green cloth; 

ii) Alexander Woollcott. Long, Long Ago. London: Cassell and Company, 1945, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN LEIGH (“Vivien | from Alan | in a car with Lynn and Alfred, | and Bobby (at his usual best), and | New (behaving), and a frantically | completed Sunday Times cross-word, | (and extremely incomplete Notley,) | and complete felicity. | Sunday, | May 27th, | 1945 | “And nothing wanting is - | Save Laurence, alas!””) on in the front free endpaper, original black cloth; 



iii) May Agate. Madame Sarah. London: Home & Van Thal, 1945, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN LEIGH (“For Madame Vivien | with the love of her | Alan | October 45”) on the front free endpaper, original purple cloth; 



iv) Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. London: J.M. Dent, 1953, 4to, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN AND LAURENCE (“Laurence and Viv - | an ideal bed-book | for the dear pair of you. | Alan | August | 1954”) on the front free endpaper, colour illustrations throughout, original blue cloth, some pencil marks, spine faded; 



v) Alan Dent. My Dear America... London: Arthur Barker, 1954, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("to my dear Vivien | my very first caller | at Rose and Crown Yard. | october 21st, 1954. | Alan D.") on the front free endpaper, original blue cloth;



vi) Ethel Barrymore. Memories. London: Hulton Press, 1956, large 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN LEIGH (“Vivien from | Alan for | the lovely week-end | or at least Sunday | 26th February, 1956”) on the front free endpaper, photographic plates, original black cloth; 



vii) Max Beerbohm. Letters to Reggie Turner. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO VIVIEN LEIGH (“To Viven - | darling and dear friend | (these letters from another | darling to his dear friend) | Alan D | 5th November, 1964”) on the front free endpaper, original bluish buckram, dust-jacket; 



[with]: an autograph letter signed ("Alan"), to "Dear and Lovely" describing a recent meeting ("...I have not seen you looking so like yourself for over a year - though with eyes a little saddened by the deeply shocking death of Alex [Korda]..."), and requesting to see Vivien and Larry, headed stationery, 2 pages, 11 Rose and Crown Yard, St James's, London, 24 January 1956 (8)

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, 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."

"New" probably refers to Vivien's Siamese cat "New Boy".