(Joseph Jefferson, 1883-1955, Detective Novelist and Playwright)
Autograph picture postcard signed to Eileen Cond,
recalling Sidmouth of 30 years ago, and adding Am I pleased with 'Perils of the Pyrenees'? Well, I am with the way it is selling. The King included it among the books he took with him to South Africa!, with on the verso a view of Ditchling Beacon and Village, Ditchling, Sussex, 16th April
Farjeon was an editor for Amalgamated Press, 1910-1920, and, besides his books, contributed to many journals, including 'Punch' as 'Smith Minor'.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.