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4to, number 231 of 500 copies signed by the artist, 26 coloured plates and other illustrations by Kay Nielsen, original pictorial green vellum gilt, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers, occasional spotting, some browning, some staining to lower edges, binding slightly rubbed and bumped at extremities, lacking silk ties

in powder and crinoline. hodder & stoughton, [1913]

barrie (sir j.m.) - quiller-couch (sir arthur). a fine collection of association ma

Nielsen, Kay-Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. In Powder and Crinoline. Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]

Nielsen, Kay-Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. In Powder and Crinoline. Hodder and Stoughton, [1913] 4to, number 16 of 500 copies signed by the artist, 26 coloured plates and other illustrations by Kay Nielsen, original pictorial green vellum gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial end-papers, spotting to end-papers, slight browning, covers bowed, lacking ties, slight wear to extremities Also included is an extract from The Studio on the artist which includes two coloured plates. A publisher's coloured specimen plate is also present

nielsen, kay-quiller-couch, sir arthur. in powder and crinoline. hodder and stoughton, [1913]

nielsen, kay--quiller-couch, sir arthur. in powder and crinoline, hodder & stoughton,...

4to, number 75 of 500 copies, signed by the author, 26 coloured plates and other illustrations by Kay Nielsen, original pictorial green vellum gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial end-papers, occasional spotting, ownership inscription, upper cover bowed, lacking ties, minimal wear to extremities, lower cover slightly worn This lot contains 1 item(s).

nielsen, kay--quiller, couch, sir arthur. in powder and crinoline. hodder and stoughton, [1913]

The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV

4to (310 x 252mm.), NUMBER 220 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, 26 coloured plates and other illustrations by Kay Nielsen, ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING BY THE ARTIST on recto of limitation leaf, initialled in pencil by Nielsen, original pictorial green vellum gilt, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers, quarter green morocco folding box, green silk ties, very minor browning, slight offsetting to endpapers

in powder & crinoline. fairy tales retold by sir arthur quiller-couch. hodder & stoughton, [1913]

about the latter's observations on both the Carmarthen election and the effect of the Budget proposals on the voting, 1 page, 4to, on Treasury stationery, 10 July 1928

about the latter's observations on both the Carmarthen election and the effect of the Budget proposals on the voting, 1 page, 4to, on Treasury stationery, 10 July 1928 together with a collection of over 45 letters addressed to Sir Courtenay, the majority autograph and signed, correspondents including: sir arthur conan doyle (about "the most important thing in the world", namely spiritualism: "I think a good grounding of knowledge is needed before actual experiment...you should join the psychic College, the only place where you get comfortable high class facilities for séances...", 1 page), aldous huxley (about his "little anthology" and commenting on Sir Courtenay's poem, 3 pages), j.m. barrie (3, about papers relating to the ancestry of the Llewelyn Davies boys, 3 pages, 1926), henry rider haggard (2, about critics and his reputation: "I am looked down upon as a literary amateur, born of a combination of country squire & public servant...yet...my public must be very large, indeed I might almost say enormous...", 9 pages, 1912 & 1922), robert bridges (2 pages), Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (commenting on Sir Courtenay's poetry, 4 pages), Lord Curzon (3, about election results, the future of the Liberal Party, the "Socialist proposals" of Lloyd George, etc., 5 pages, 1924-28), Stanley Baldwin, Sir Edward Marsh on behalf of Churchill (2), David Lloyd George, Gerald du Maurier, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Laurence Binyon, William Llewelyn Williams, Lord Jellicoe, George Saintsbury (5) and Lord Snowden; together with some printed election material from 1929 and an undated autograph draft of a letter by Sir Courtenay about nationalisation; c.115 pages in all, chiefly 4to and 8vo, 1908-31 where dated, occasional spotting, some creasing

typed letter signed, to the barrister, politician and amateur poet sir courtenay mansel

Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales. Hodder & Stoughton, [1910], number 116 of 1000 copies signed by the artist, 30 coloured plates by Edmund Dulac, original morocco gilt, [Hughey 23], one minor crease to one plate, extremities rubbed with fraying to head and foot of spine, some minor scratches--Poe, Edgar Allan. The Bells and other poems. Hodder and Stoughton, [1912], number 236 of 750 copies signed by the artist, 28 coloured plates and other illustrations by Edmund Dulac, original pictorial vellum gilt, [Hughey 29], silk ties detached but present; both 4to, top edges gilt, browning to endpapers (2)

two volumes, comprising:

Music

including extensive correspondence from 1920s onwards with Edward J Dent (c.60), A P Herbert, Arnold Bennett, G B Shaw, Beecham, Elgar and other figures in English cultural life, Arundell's working typescripts of some 65 opera libretti, his scholarly  notes on Mozart operas and Purcell editions, photographs and further memorabilia

including extensive correspondence from 1920s onwards with Edward J Dent (c.60), A P Herbert, Arnold Bennett, G B Shaw, Beecham, Elgar and other figures in English cultural life, Arundell's working typescripts of some 65 opera libretti, his scholarly  notes on Mozart operas and Purcell editions, photographs and further memorabilia i) correspondence: main sequence of c.3500 letters discussing a huge range of subjects relating to the performing arts, including many relating to the dozens of productions in which Arundell was directly involved, and scholarly matters, including a long series of around sixty letters by Edward Dent about Purcell, opera, Arundell's career  and music in England, with Arundell's replies, together with letters by Elgar (about music in the Royal Music Library), Sibelius (authorizing him to use the music for The Tempest  in a BBC production of the play), Vaughan Williams, Patrick Hadley, Reynaldo Hahn, Gordon Jacob, Thomas Dunhill, Arthur Bliss, Beecham (about The Bohemian Girl), Adrian Boult (about the BBC), Boris Ord, Maggie Teyte, Eva Turner, Anton Dolin, Leon Goossens, John Coates, George Dyson, Jack Westrup (about his Purcell biography and Purcell's parentage), G E P Arkwright, Edwin Evans, Barclay Squire, HC Colles, Fuller Maitland, Cyril Rootham, Hugh Allen, W W Cobbett, Eric Blom, Gratton Flood, and others, and many letters from the BBC (Edward Clark), and music publishers, Boosey & Hawkes (Roth and Leslie Boosey (about Britten)), Chester's, Novello's, O.U.P, and a series of letters from the Finnish Opera company in Helsinki (where Arundell produced Peter Grimes  in 1949), including from Jussi Jalas also including letters from writers such as Arnold Bennett, J B  Priestley, G. Bernard Shaw (4, about early opera and the music for Saint Joan), A.P. Herbert, George Moore, Dodie Smith, Dorothy Sayers (including one letter in 1936 addressed to Arundell as 'Lord Peter [Wimsey]'), Baroness Orczy (praising his "exquisite music" for The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1945) J.M. Keynes, R.A. Butler, Hilaire Belloc, Enid Blyton, Christopher Hassall, actors and theatrical figures such as James Mason, David Niven, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Ellen Terry, Lilian Bayliss, and Sybil Thorndike; Lord Harewood, Winnington-Ingram, Allardyce Nicoll, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch; and film directors, Michael Powell and Humphrey Jennings;  loosely arranged by year in manila envelopes, in four archive boxes, 1921-88[together with:] several hundred additional letters bundled according to subject, such as Arundell's work with Australian opera companies, the Royal Northern College of Music, the BBC, and specific theatrical productions, in one archive box, chiefly 1950s-70s ii) libretti and other works: typescripts of more than 65 opera libretti, play scripts, and film scripts, many in multiple copies with revisions, with copious associated correspondence, in five archive boxes iii) broadcasting: typescript radio broadcasts and related correspondence, in one archive box, chiefly 1950s iv) Mozart: Arundell's research notes on Mozart, also including typescripts and drafts of published articles, in one archive box v) photographs and memorabilia: over 100 photographs of productions in Cambridge, Sadler's Wells, Finland, and elsewhere, a small number of signed photos of Ellen Terry, Eva Turner, and others, six cassette tapes of 1930s radio productions (including 'Gaslight') and lectures, in one archive box vi) theatrical ephemera and printed books: several hundred programmes and related material, mostly in scrapbooks, and also printed books and music including inscribed volumes by Dorothy Sayers, Patrick Hamilton, and Zoltan Kodály, in three archive boxes, c.1910-60s Box listing available on request

the archive of dennis arundell obe (1898-1988), english opera producer, writer and composer, an important resource for the study of english theatrical and musical life from 1920s to 1960s, housed in 16 boxes:

Dulac, Edmund. A collection of six volumes illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908-1913

Dulac, Edmund. A collection of six volumes illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908-1913 Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest. [1908], 40 coloured plates, [Hughey 19a], some spotting to half-title, spine soiled-Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales. [1910], 30 coloured plates, [Hughey 23a], some spotting, some splitting at gutter, a few plates creased, slightly worn-Andersen, Hans Christian. Stories from Hans Andersen. [1911], 28 coloured plates, in original box, [Hughey 27b], light spotting to preliminaries and end-papers, edges spotted, box slightly soiled-Housman, Laurence. Princess Badoura. [1913], 10 coloured plates, in original box, [Hughey 31a], some spotting, spine soiled, box spotted and soiled with slight splitting to one joint- and 2 others; all 4to, original pictorial cloth gilt (6)

dulac, edmund. a collection of six volumes illustrated by edmund dulac, hodder & stoughton, 1908-1913

Dulac, Edmund. Three works illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1907-1928

Dulac, Edmund. Three works illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1907-1928 Housman, Laurence. Stories from The Arabian Nights. Hodder and Stoughton, 1907, 50 coloured plates, half morocco gilt by Bayntun, [Hughley 16a], occasional slight spotting, minor splitting to joints-Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales. Hodder and Stoughton, [1910], number 441 of 1000 copies, signed by the artist, 30 coloured plates, later vellum, [Hughley 23], upper cover slightly bowed-[Perrault, Charles et al]. A Fairy Garland Being Fairy Tales from the Old French. Cassell and Co., 1928, number 834 of 1000 copies, signed by the artist, 12 coloured plates, original vellum-backed cloth, [Hughley 74], spine soiled; all top edges gilt, bindings slightly soiled

dulac, edmund. three works illustrated by edmund dulac, 1907-1928

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an important resource for the study of English theatrical and musical life from 1920s to 1960s, housed in 16 boxes, including extensive correspondence from 1920s onwards with Edward J Dent, A P Herbert, Arnold Bennett, G B Shaw, Beecham, Elgar and other figures in English cultural life, Arundell's working typescripts of some 65 opera libretti, his scholarly  notes on Mozart operas and Purcell editions, photographs and further memorabilia

an important resource for the study of English theatrical and musical life from 1920s to 1960s, housed in 16 boxes, including extensive correspondence from 1920s onwards with Edward J Dent, A P Herbert, Arnold Bennett, G B Shaw, Beecham, Elgar and other figures in English cultural life, Arundell's working typescripts of some 65 opera libretti, his scholarly  notes on Mozart operas and Purcell editions, photographs and further memorabilia i) correspondence: main sequence of c.3500 letters discussing a huge range of subjects relating to the performing arts, including many relating to the dozens of productions in which Arundell was directly involved, and scholarly matters, including a long series of around sixty letters by Edward Dent about Purcell, opera, Arundell's career  and music in England, with Arundell's replies, together with letters by Elgar (about music in the Royal Music Library), Sibelius (authorizing him to use the music for The Tempest  in a BBC production of the play), Vaughan Williams, Patrick Hadley, Reynaldo Hahn, Gordon Jacob, Thomas Dunhill, Arthur Bliss, Beecham (about The Bohemian Girl), Adrian Boult (about the BBC), Boris Ord, Maggie Teyte, Eva Turner, Anton Dolin, Leon Goossens, John Coates, George Dyson, Jack Westrup (about his Purcell biography and Purcell's parentage), G E P Arkwright, Edwin Evans, Barclay Squire, HC Colles, Fuller Maitland, Cyril Rootham, Hugh Allen, W W Cobbett, Eric Blom, Gratton Flood, and others, and many letters from the BBC (Edward Clark), and music publishers, Boosey & Hawkes (Roth and Leslie Boosey (about Britten)), Chester's, Novello's, O.U.P, and a series of letters from the Finnish Opera company in Helsinki (where Arundell produced Peter Grimes  in 1949), including from Jussi Jalas also including letters from writers such as Arnold Bennett, J B  Priestley, G. Bernard Shaw (4, about early opera and the music for Saint Joan), A.P. Herbert, George Moore, Dodie Smith, Dorothy Sayers (including one letter in 1936 addressed to Arundell as 'Lord Peter [Wimsey]'), Baroness Orczy (praising his "exquisite music" for The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1945) J.M. Keynes, R.A. Butler, Hilaire Belloc, Enid Blyton, Christopher Hassall, actors and theatrical figures such as James Mason, David Niven, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Ellen Terry, Lilian Bayliss, and Sybil Thorndike; Lord Harewood, Winnington-Ingram, Allardyce Nicoll, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch; and film directors, Michael Powell and Humphrey Jennings;  loosely arranged by year in manila envelopes, in four archive boxes, 1921-88[together with:] several hundred additional letters bundled according to subject, such as Arundell's work with Australian opera companies, the Royal Northern College of Music, the BBC, and specific theatrical productions, in one archive box, chiefly 1950s-70s ii) libretti and other works: typescripts of more than 65 opera libretti, play scripts, and film scripts, many in multiple copies with revisions, with copious associated correspondence, in five archive boxes iii) broadcasting: typescript radio broadcasts and related correspondence, in one archive box, chiefly 1950s iv) Mozart: Arundell's research notes on Mozart, also including typescripts and drafts of published articles, in one archive box v) photographs and memorabilia: over 100 photographs of productions in Cambridge, Sadler's Wells, Finland, and elsewhere, a small number of signed photos of Ellen Terry, Eva Turner, and others, six cassette tapes of 1930s radio productions (including 'Gaslight') and lectures, in one archive box vi) theatrical ephemera and printed books: several hundred programmes and related material, mostly in scrapbooks, and also printed books and music including inscribed volumes by Dorothy Sayers, Patrick Hamilton, and Zoltan Kodály, in three archive boxes, c.1910-60s Box listing available on request

the archive of dennis arundell obe (1898-1988), english opera producer, writer and composer,

Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. William Heinemann, 1913

Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. William Heinemann, 1913 4to, number 104 of 1030 copies signed by the artist, 44 coloured plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, full red crushed morocco, double gilt fillet on covers, spine gilt in compartments, top edge gilt, occasional spotting, tissue-guards numbered, binding worn at extremities

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