saying she was horrified to discover your letter of June 16 (Publication Day of 'Lucifer'!) buried under a pile of papers, reviews, etc., that have been hurtling in ever since that date... I only found it now in a wild rush of trying to clear up my desk before flying at screech of dawn tomorrow to Ireland - and must now pack. With so many thanks for buying my book, (and, I hope, liking it ?!), 2 sides 8vo., 70 Queen's Gate, S.W.7., 3rd July
'That Great Lucifer' was a novel about Sir Walter Raleigh.Eileen Cond was a book collector who sent out her bookplate to her favourite authors, many of whom signed and returned them to her. Among the most notable was Ian Fleming.