Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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December 25
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1888 Ronald Knox was born. He was an English priest, theologian and author of detective stories. He was also a writer and a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio.
In 1901 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born. She was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Mary of Teck. She is the mother of the present Duke of Gloucester, and of Prince William of Gloucester, who died aged 30.
KNOX (Ronald Arbuthnott, 1888-1957, Roman Catholic Priest, Translator of the Bible)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed To “Dear Mr Goolden”, thanking him for his letter and saying that he doesn’t know “which Sunday of next term it will be, but I have indented with Mgr Elwes” (Valentine, 1898-1966, Oxford Catholic Chaplain, 1947-1950), “to stay over Monday night ... I’m worried by your reference to my ‘last paper to the society’, was it ‘French with Tears’? I think so, and I’d hoped to be able to repeat it, but that won’t do if there are people in the society who still remember it. Or was it an excursion into French ecclesiastical history, which some people have found amusing? ...” asking for the title of his last paper, 2 sides 8vo., The Manor House, Mells, 22nd November no year but 1948
37304
ALICE (Christabel Scott, 1901-2004, wife of Prince Henry, Duchess of Gloucester)
Presentation photo, signed and dated on the mount, showing her three quarters length, 5½” x 4” in mount 7½” x 5½” with her crest at the head, in blue leather frame, no place, 1981, signature slightly faint
26425
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