Bloomsbury Auctions

222. Virginia Woolf.- Sackville-West (Vita, writer and gardener,
1892-1962) au t o g r a p h le t t e r S i g n e d “vi ta ni C o l S o n” to Jo h n
dr i n K wat e r, 2pp., sm. 4to, Sevenoaks, Sunday, n.y., [c. 1930],
thanking him for sending a copy of his book, “Harold [Nicolson]
has carried it off with him to Birmingham; so I can’t read it, as I had
meant to this evening. But Viginia Woolf, on whose table I saw it
two days ago, says it is fascinating. I shall look forward to reading
it and to broadcasting it”, fold. £150 - £200
223. Housman (A.E., poet and classical scholar, 1859-1936)
au t o g r a p h le t t e r S i g n e d to Jo h n dr i n K wat e r, 1p. with conjugate
blank, 8vo, Trinity College, Cambridge, 18th October 1931, “Many
thanks for your autobiography, which is interesting and amusing
me. I have just produced a book of my own, but of such a nature
that I shall ill requite your kindness by sending you a copy”, folds.
£120 - £180
224. Milne (A.A., author, 1882-1956) au t o g r a p h le t t e r S i g n e d
to Jo h n dr i n K wat e r, 2pp., 8vo, Chelsea, 20th October 1931,
sending him a copy of his book and congratulating him on his
autobiography, Inheritance, “You have made me envy you your
inheritance, which I didn’t think to do, for, having less family
background than any man living” and comparing his own family
background, “still, nothing is going to take the country away from
me, because my ancestors didn’t drive coaches or keep pub. (I
think they were stone-masons. I see them clipping the local granite
in Aberdeenshire...). £100 - £150
225. Shaw (George Bernard, playwight, 1856-1950) ty p e d
le t t e r S i g n e d to Jo h n dr i n K wat e r, 1p., sm. 4to, London, 15th
January 1931, “Arms and the Man, at the old Avenue Theatre which
was demolished by the crashing of Charing Cross Station roof
and replaced by the Playhouse, was my first regular professional
production. The ostensible manager was Florence Farr, the real one
Miss Horniman. Your father, fired by a mad ambition to play the
part of Bluntschli, insisted on taking the piece on tour in spite of
my attempts to dissuade him. Kremlin played Petkoff and produced
the play. He began his duties in the manner of a drill sergeant, with
the immediate result that the actor engaged to play Nicola told him
off in the most trenchant Billingsgate and shook the dust off his
feet as he retired. I had to explain to Kremlin - with an eye to your
father - that actors were now university men and wouldn’t stand
that sort of thing,” folds, margins slightly soiled. £200 - £300
226. Edward VIII (King of Great Britain and Ireland, as Duke of
Windsor, 1900-60).- Lambe (Sir Charles Edward, naval officer,
equerry to Edward VIII and George VI, 1900-60) au t o g r a p h
le t t e r S i g n e d to Jo h n dr i n K wat e r, 1p. & envelope, sm. 4to,
Enzesfeld, Austria, 1st January 1937, shortly after the abdication,
“The Duke of Windsor wishes me to write and thank you for your
kind letter and good wishes which His Royal Highness much
appreciates”, folds; and 6 other letters, including: 1 from Stanley
Baldwin, 1 on behalf of George V (signed by Clive Wigram), 3
from Ramsay Macdonald (1 a long letter to Mrs. Drinkwater
offering condolences of the death of John Drinkwater), and a
formal invitation to dine at 10, Downing Street, folds; and 5 others,
programmes including an Official Souvenir of the Coronation of
Edward VIII, Coronation of George VI (2) and a programme of the
opening of the People’s Palace by Edward VIII (2), v.s., v.d. (12).
£150 - £200
227. Letters, including: William Rothenstein, Hugo von
Hofmannsthal, Lilian Bayliss, J. Maisky (USSR Ambassador),
Herbert Trench, Ida Galsworthy and Henry Newbolt, 3
addresed to Daisy Drinkwater offering condolences on the John
Drinkwater’s death, several pp., v.s., v.d., 1930s, from Rothenstein,
Gloucestershire, 26th March 1937, “... my son-in-law came & told
us that John, dear John, was no more. I cd scarcely believe him.
That strong vital, luminous spirit stilled - it still seems incredible.
And so lately I had seen him... And 3 weeks ago he spent the night
at Worcester College... we had long talks & he spoke of a book
about England wh he said I wd be pleased with: the best he had
written”, folds (7 pieces). £200 - £250
Other Properties
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228. Calligraphic Manuscript.- th e bu r i a l o f t h e de a d,
manuscript, title and 19pp., t i t l e d e C o r at e d in g o l d, g r e e n a n d r e d,
text decorated with gold initials and red and blue ink decoration, 2
pp. of gold decorated crosses at beginning and end, original vellum
with green silk ties, 182 x 182mm., [c. 1920]. £200 - £300
*** The Anglican burial service.
229. Christian Mysticism.- Crow (Agnes M.) a le C t u r e o n t h e
me a n i n g & pe r S i S t e n C e o f myStiCiSm, manuscript, 48pp., hinges
splitting, original roan, lettered direct on upper cover, gilt, upper
cover working loose, slightly rubbed, g.e., sm. 4to, n.d. [c. 1920].
£80 - £120
230. Halifax (Edward Wood, first Earl of, politician, 1881-
1959) 1 a.l.S. & 4 t.lS.S. to “bi l ly”, lo r d ha r l e C h, 18pp., 8vo
& 4to, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Viceregal Lodge Delhi &
Viceregal Lodge Simla, 15th November 1921 - 16th May 1940, on
political matters etc., the General Strike, “I cannot quite make out
what is happening in your Coal dispute. I wonder really whether
the Government are to blame for not having succeeded in stopping
it sooner. I have no doubt the electorate will think so, and if, as a
result of it all, Winston [Churchill] has to take something more
out of our income-tax”, and India, “I cannot help hoping that they
[the Labour Government] will not be turned out until we are a bit
further through with this Indian job. I don’t think they would, in
Opposition, be likely to support a Conservative Government in
doing all the things you have been supporting them in doing in
regard to Civil Disobedience, and I do think that the best chance
of getting to some understanding over our affairs here will not
be by having them conducted by Winston [Churchill] and Jix. I
suppose you all think that the Labour Government is going to give
everything away,” folds. £80 - £120
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