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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November 15
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1890 Richmal Crompton, was born. She was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books.
In 1897 Sacheverell Sitwell was born. He was an English writer, best known as an art critic, music critic (his books on Mozart, Liszt, and Domenico Scarlatti are still consulted), and writer on architecture, particularly the baroque. Dame Edith Sitwell and Sir Osbert Sitwell were his older siblings
CROMPTON (Richmal, 1890-1969, Author of the ‘William’ Books)
Autograph Letter Signed in her married name (‘Richmal C. Lamburn’) to Mr Ogden thanking him for his letter saying she is “so glad that you enjoyed the William book & have much pleasure in enclosing my autograph...”, 1 side 8vo., Beechworth, Orpington Road, Chislehurst, 10th October 1955
38030
SITWELL (Sir Sacheverell, 1897-1980, Poet and Writer on the Arts, from 1969 6th Baronet)
Autograph Letter Signed to A. Nelson Taylor (b. 1900, of Netherton, near Huddersfield), saying he is “very touched and pleased ... You have no idea what encouragement is given by a letter of this sort - and I feel all my labours and troubles have not been in vain”, adding “It would seem that you are three years younger than I am! How hateful it is! but I am still at work - and helped by your kindness”, with a P.S., “I see we are both Yorkshiremen! I was born, and lived a lot of the time, at Scarborough”, 1 side oblong 8vo, Weston Hall, Towcester, Northamptonshire, 26th November 1973
56513
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