WEDMORE
(Sir Frederick, 1844-1921, Writer on Art and Poetry)
Autograph Letter Signed to George Roland Halkett,
(1855-1918, artist and journalist), commenting on so "admirable a notice! How pleased I am that you, with your judgment, should be able to say all that", he offers "one detail" about Hamerton, he agrees "that he was not 'imaginative'; but he was intellectual; he was more than 'descriptive' ", 1 side correspondence card, 17 Savile Row, W., 'Monday evening' no date, c.
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
16455
£15
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H G WELLS WITH HIS MISTRESS, THE RUSSIAN SPY AND DOUBLE AGENT COUNTESS BUDBERG
[WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)]
Rare unsigned photo with original negative
taken during his stay in Estonia in August 1934, where he visited his beloved baroness Budberg, who is sitting on his right, they are sitting outdoors at a table with two other women and some children, together with a picture of the house in Estonia where Wells lived with his mistress, each 7" x 5", with the original negative for the picture, 2" x 2½", Estonia,
Item Date:
1934
Stock No:
40662
£275
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WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Jennings White
saying that he has introduced “a new & admirable word (or rather use an old medieval term in a new sense) Entrophy. The T.B.C. Times Book Club says it cannot discover any book of your. Who is your publisher & where is his hide out? You will find I use the word in the discussion at the end of the little book I am sending you & I hope to use it again & again...”, 1 side 8vo., 13 Hanover Terrace headed paper, 12th January
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
42166
£775
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WELLS
(Amy Catherine Robbins, 1895-1927, Writer and Poet
Autograph Letter Signed to Ferdinand LEIPNIK
(1869-1924, Spy, Art Historian, Entrepeneur) telling him that her “husband and I are in London, until tomorrow morning when we are going to Little Easton by motor, and we will call for you at 29 Sussex Gardens about ten o’clock to take you with us. We are very sorry you will not be able to stay with us but we can send you back by an evening train as you must return the same day...”, 2 sides 4to., with original autograph envelope, 52 St James’s Court, Buckingham Gate, postmarked 28th August
Item Date:
1914
Stock No:
42564
£275
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“I’M REALLY A SINGULARLY UNPATRIOTIC PERSON AND EVEN IN THE WAR I’M PRO EUROPE...”
WELLS
(H. G., 1866-1946, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Ferdinand LEIPNIK
(1869-1924, Spy, Art Historian, Entrepeneur) saying he “would like to meet you. I’m really a singularly unpatriotic person & even in the war I am pro Europe & pro civilisation rather than pro British. There is great danger of all the fine possibilities[?] of the war being swamped in purely natural passion. Could you come to me down here for the next week end August 28th-30th & talk?...”, 1 side 4to., with original autograph envelope, Litttle Easton Rectory, Dunmow headed paper, no date, probably August
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
42563
£775
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