Lot 266
Lee (Laurie) Postscript to "The First Born", autograph manuscript signed, [1978].
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Lee (Laurie, writer, 1914-97) Postscript to "The First Born", autograph manuscript signed, 2pp., unbound, folio, [1978].
⁂ "She is fourteen now, and as tall as I am. The tiny bruised plum she was at birth has healed and into a rich round fruit centred with an immoveable diamond stone." - Laurie Lee.
An account of Lee's daughter, Jess, at the age of 14, an article written for The Daily Mail in 1978, as a follow up to to his book, The First Born, published by The Hogarth Press in 1964.
Description
Lee (Laurie, writer, 1914-97) Postscript to "The First Born", autograph manuscript signed, 2pp., unbound, folio, [1978].
⁂ "She is fourteen now, and as tall as I am. The tiny bruised plum she was at birth has healed and into a rich round fruit centred with an immoveable diamond stone." - Laurie Lee.
An account of Lee's daughter, Jess, at the age of 14, an article written for The Daily Mail in 1978, as a follow up to to his book, The First Born, published by The Hogarth Press in 1964.